Alberta will let the market reign when it comes to bricks-and-mortar cannabis stores – allowing licensed private outlets to spring up across the province, with the numbers and locations being determined mainly by the owner-operators.
The UK supreme court has backed the Scottish government’s plans to introduce a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks in a decisive victory for Nicola Sturgeon.
IRELAND MUST WAIT to ban the sale of cheap alcohol until the Northern Ireland Executive brings in similar rules, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.
Shopkeepers are being armed with breathalysers by police for the first time in Britain due to major problems with street drinking.
B&NES Council is supporting Alcohol Awareness Week 2017 (13th-19th November), which will focus on encouraging individuals and their families to start a conversation about problematic alcohol misuse.
PUBS and clubs can continue to trade 24 hours a day after the State Government backed down on changes proposed to new liquor laws.
HONG KONG, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Thursday that wine re-exported from Hong Kong will enjoy instant customs clearance in all districts of the Chinese mainland from Nov. 9 onwards.
The Manitoba government will allow only private businesses to offer retail marijuana sales but have the public sector regulate the industry.
Last year there were 5,208 deaths of people aged 50-plus wholly attributable to alcohol, compared with 3,582 in 2001
B.C.’s new government is acting on a campaign promise to create a beer, wine and spirits panel with the aim of tweaking regulations and supporting the industry.