WASHINGTON — Five years after Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, its lawmakers now are trying to rein in production, fearing the state’s big weed surplus will tempt some licensed businesses to sell their products out of state or on the illegal market.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission [OLCC] has been preyed upon by a “spaghetti monster,” as IT staff call it. The monster is a series of manual systems constantly massaged by employees.
HOUSTON, Miss. (AP) – Residents of a northeast Mississippi city are overwhelmingly approving the sale of beer, wine and liquor.
VIRGINIA - Ten community organizations across the state were recently awarded more than $69,000 in Virginia ABC Education and Prevention grants to help reduce underage and high-risk drinking in their communities.
Oregon wineries demanded equity. They received it in Senate Bill 112, the Oregon Wine Tonnage Tax Fairness Act, which will require out-of-state wineries holding Oregon wine licenses to pay the same $25-per-ton grape tax that Oregon wineries pay when buying Oregon grapes.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials cannot yet determine whether a new drunk driving law has caused a reduction in auto accidents.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill by Pennsylvania state Rep. Jesse Topper to close a loophole in the updated liquor laws and give voters more say in their community recently was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Committed to providing financial support to reduce underage and dangerous alcohol consumption, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has approved almost $765,000 to 44 schools, community organizations, municipalities, law enforcement organizations, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education through the 2019-20 Alcohol Education Grant Program.
CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is pleased to announce that Nicole Brassard Jordan, a NHLC employee of more than 30 years, has been named Deputy Commissioner.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly noted deputy director Harris' first name as Mike, not Adam. Craft brewers and beer drinkers have won a small victory in Harrisburg. Gov. Wolf has signed HB 262, which amended how the Department of Revenue planned to institute a tax on malt and brewed beverage manufacturers.