WASHINGTON — Compared to states, the District ranks No. 2 for the percentage of adults who consume alcohol and No. 1 for the percentage of heavy drinkers, according to Detox.net, an online resource for alcohol abuse treatment programs.
ALBANY — Legislation designed to boost the state’s craft beverage industry — and whose beginnings came by way of a Geneva brewer — has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-131 of Canandaigua, the bill’s co-sponsor in the Assembly, applauded Cuomo’s signing of a new tax exemption for licensed breweries, farm breweries, cider producers, farm cideries, distilleries and farm distilleries.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WTXF) - The push to remove bulletproof barriers inside Philly convenient stores just got past another hurdle.
The health effects of drinking alcohol regularly are innumerable. Several studies have shown how heavy drinking can lead to a number of problems including liver disease, blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and digestive problems.
What’s the right thing to do as a parent when it comes to alcohol? That is one of the issues being examined at a major conference in the North East exploring the impact of alcohol in childhood.
More children in the region and nationally are choosing not to drink alcohol and although that is good news, Balance estimates that in the North East, around 16,500 11 to 15-year-olds drink on a regular basis and 9,300 have been drunk in the previous month.
MONTREAL, Dec. 5, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - The Supreme Court of Canadawill hear, starting tomorrow, a historic case that could help bring down the numerous trade barriers that persist between the provinces, shows a Viewpoint published today by the MEI.
A group of hospitality business owners part of the West Pilbara Liquor Accord are considering their own strategy for addressing alcohol-related harm in the City of Karratha area as an alternative to a pending WA Police application for tighter restrictions.
There have been a number of exotic rationales introduced in defense of the Republican tax bill that passed the Senate in the early hours of Saturday. None, however, sparked quite the same reaction as one introduced by Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa).
PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - It's the holiday season, but some employers are feeling less than cheery about the series of high-profile workplace sex scandals taking over the headlines. As a result, the typical office holiday party may change. A number of companies are eliminating alcohol all together from the annual occasion.
Alcohol sales have fallen by 15% in US states where medical marijuana has been legalised, according to research from the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University.
Researchers from the two universities analysed the alcohol sales in states where medical marijuana has been legalised, comparing it to those in which the drug is still outlawed.