It's no secret to anyone who even modest command of history that America has long meant freedom. Every oppressed religion moved here, to the one country that did not have a national religion, separating it from the Anglican Church (imagine if the President got to approve the Bishop of Pittsburgh!) or any of the countries in the Holy Roman Empire.
The P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission has raised the minimum price that alcohol can be sold for on the Island. On Sept. 17, the minimum selling price of alcohol was raised to $3.05 before taxes. After taxes, the minimum price comes to $3.50.
OREGON - A new wine organization has begun in Oregon. The Oregon Wine Council has formed with a board of directors and members representing the wine industry statewide.
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Impaired driving no longer means just drunk driving. Police state wide will be on high alert for drivers under the influence of marijuana once it becomes legal on January 1st.
ARGYLE, NY -- One of the last completely ‘dry’ towns in New York state has a chance to get wet this fall. Voters in the town of Argyle in Washington County, north of Albany, will vote Nov. 5 on whether to overturn any or all of its prohibitions against the sale of alcohol.
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — Over the weekend, ALE special agents arrested more than 200 people for alcohol, drug and firearm charges during a state-wide crackdown.
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) — Nelson County is getting a new place for people to enjoy an adult beverage. Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday, October 28, that Virginia Sparkling Company will invest almost $600,000 and create six new jobs to start a new sparkling wine production facility on Route 151.
A new study now finds that not finishing education can turn a person into a binge drinker. Researchers have deduced that people who have done an extra four years of school were 50 percent less likely to become alcoholics.
AUSTRALIA-Woolworths Group is strengthening its drinks arm ahead of a proposed divestment from the group in 2020, with one of its experienced supermarket leaders appointed to lead BWS.
Binge drinking in Wisconsin costs more than $2.6 billion in lost productivity each year, a recent study from the UW Population Health Institute shows. According to Julia Sherman, project coordinator for the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project, binge drinking causes “a significant number” of alcohol deaths in the state.