Countries with populations that value autonomy and harmony tend to have higher average levels of alcohol consumption than countries with more traditional values, such as hierarchy and being part of a collective.
Nearly a year and a half after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a measure allowing Colorado grocery chains to get more than one full-strength liquor license, two metro-Denver stores have bought out existing liquor stores' licenses and received permission from the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division (LED) to set up retail liquor operations within their locations.
“This bud’s for you” has taken on a whole new meaning for Chris Burggraeve.
The former chief marketing officer for Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewer of Budweiser beer, is moving from barley and hops to cannabis as the alcohol industry casts its sights on the burgeoning market for state-sanctioned marijuana.
The decision by the UK Supreme Court to dismiss the Scotch Whisky Association’s appeal against minimum unit pricing is a landmark victory for public health.
Minimum pricing came about in response to soaring alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths in Scotland.SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s alcohol control authority is bracing for a big day for liquor sales. December 23 is projected to be the biggest sales day in the entire history of Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
After the Measure 91 legalization initiative passed with over 56% of the vote, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), as the regulatory body in charge of implementing commercial cannabis rules for the state, had a big job in front of them.
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.
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with Amazon to develop a new skill for the online retailer’s voice-activated digital assistant Alexa, allowing users to track their alcohol consumption using the device.
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.
A national association that governs more than 6,000 fraternity chapters plans to implement new health and safety changes in hopes of reducing alcohol abuse.