The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today welcomed local officials and the public to the grand opening of a new Fine Wine & Good Spirits store at The Court at Harleysville, 237 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville, Montgomery County.
Alcohol marketing in movies increased significantly over the past two decades, especially in popular children's films, researchers report.
Dartmouth's Dr. James Sargent isn't happy about that.
Drinking just half a bottle of wine a week may increase the risk of breast cancer returning for survivors of the disease, a new study has found.
The equivalent of 60 ml of wine a day significantly increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence, research from Cancer Council Victoria has suggested.
In Texas, as in much of the nation, alcohol is regulated under the so-called "three-tier system," which requires alcohol manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to be separate and independent from each other.
Legislation introduced Tuesday to permit independent liquor stores to amass more than twice as many licenses as last year's landmark compromise allows has groups representing smaller merchants warning the move will devastate Colorado's mom-and-pop retail landscape, but the bill's sponsors and supporters say it's simply an attempt to level the playing field.
Cinco de Mayo has become a deadly holiday due to impaired driving, especially with alcohol. Mixing your drink with driving is dangerous and deadly. Even a few drinks can impair your judgment and increase your risk of getting arrested for driving drunk or worse, causing a crash and killing yourself or someone else. The California Office of Traffic Safety wants to remind everyone to celebrate the holiday with caution. Before the party starts, make a plan for how to get home safely and stay out of jail.
Although ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft have recently attracted controversy from customers, cab companies and disgruntled ex-drivers, there's one area in which they might be making an unqualified positive impact: drunk driving incidents.
Specifically, preventing them. Steven Adams, a defense attorney, used to specialize in DUI defense but said the rise of the sharing economy has forced him to diversify.
Grape growing and winemaking in India trace back to the Bronze Age, when Persian traders brought the practice to the region. Soon it became common throughout the area to find wine made from grapes or fermented grain beverages. Winemaking was widespread under British rule during the 19th century. However, phylloxera at the beginning of the 20th century, along with government disapproval, nearly wiped out the industry.
A heavily lobbied measure that would remove a Depression-era "wall" separating the sale of liquor and groceries was positioned — after more than two hours of discussion Tuesday — for a final House vote as soon as Wednesday.
Lawmakers are considering a proposal to keep medical marijuana regulation under the Oregon Health Authority through a new cannabis commission.
Legislators on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Regulation took testimony Tuesday evening on a recently amended version of a bill that initially proposed to merge the state's medical and recreational marijuana programs under the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.