IL: 9 Chicago liquor store owners face bootlegging charges
IL: 9 Chicago liquor store owners face bootlegging charges Chicago Tribune September 17, 2015 The Illinois Liquor Control Commission says bootlegging charges have been filed against the owners of seven Chicago liquor stores for illegally importing alcohol from Indiana. Attorney General Lisa Madigan charged nine defendants Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court with […]
New research supports health strategies to reduce harmful alcohol use in low-income countries
New research supports health strategies to reduce harmful alcohol use in low-income countries News Medical September 18, 2015 A new study of alcohol use in countries of all income levels shows that current use increases the risk of alcohol-related cancers and injury, with no reduction in risk of mortality or cardiovascular disease overall. The research, […]
Walmart and Texas set to meet in court next year over booze sales
Walmart and Texas set to meet in court next year over booze sales Chron By Craig Hlavaty September 17, 2015 Next year at this time Walmart and the state of Texas are due in a Texas courtroom to argue whether or not the discount retailer can sell hard liquor at its stores in the […]
Students Required To Take Blood-Alcohol Tests Before Football Games
Students Required To Take Blood-Alcohol Tests Before Football Games CNY Central By Associated Press September 17, 2015 AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A private Catholic high school in northeast Ohio is requiring students to submit to blood-alcohol level tests before attending the school’s football games. Students at Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School will […]
Wyoming Teenager Dies After Parents Force Him To Consume Alcohol To Teach Him A Lesson
Wyoming Teenager Dies After Parents Force Him To Consume Alcohol To Teach Him A Lesson Inquisitr By Rahul Srinivas September 17, 2015 The parents of a 16-year-old teenager from Urie, Wyoming, have been arrested after they allegedly forced the boy to consume excessive amounts of alcohol — which ultimately led to his death, The […]
Drinking alcohol lowers heart attack risk, but increases cancer chance
Drinking alcohol lowers heart attack risk, but increases cancer chance Moderate consumers were protected greater than light or heavy drinkers, although risk of cancer was greater than non-drinkers Source: The Guardian 16 September 2015 Alcohol consumption protects against heart attacks, but increases the risk of many cancers and the likelihood of being […]
Liquid nitrogen cocktail: Wine bar fined £100k after teenager loses stomach
Liquid nitrogen cocktail: Wine bar fined £100k after teenager loses stomach Preston Crown Court hears Gaby Scanlon, now 20, was left close to death at Oscar’s Wine Bar and Bistro in Lancaster Source: The Telegraph 17 Sep 2015 A wine bar has been fined £100,000 after a teenager needed her stomach removing […]
TX: Austin Craft Beer Bar Defies TABC Ban On Crowlers
TX: Austin Craft Beer Bar Defies TABC Ban On Crowlers Houston Press September 15, 2015 At least one Texas bar is ignoring the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s demand to stop filling crowlers. Not too long after our previous article on the ban, owner Mike McKim of Cuvée Coffee Bar at 2000 East 6th Street in […]
IL: Woman files Dram Shop suit against three bars following fatal car accident
IL: Woman files Dram Shop suit against three bars following fatal car accident Madison Record September 15, 2015 A St. Clair County woman filed a Dram Shop suit against three bars and the owners after her daughter was killed in a car accident. Dawn Porter filed a lawsuit on Aug. 20 in St. Clair County […]
What Can Legally Be Added To Alcoholic Drinks?
What Can Legally Be Added To Alcoholic Drinks? CBS Philly September 16, 2015 Chinese authorities are investigating whether two liquor manufacturers added Viagra to their liquor. One wonders whether there was actually Viagra in the drinks or whether the men drinking it just felt more virile. But other than the alcohol, what can be added […]