AUSTRALIA - When a new alcohol supermarket opens up in your neighbourhood you might think it's a great place to get a cheap bottle of wine. But what if one is set to open in a disadvantaged area with a high number of existing outlets, high rates of alcohol-related crime and domestic violence?
Scottish pub tenants have until Monday to make their voices heard over landmark legislation that would end a centuries-old system forcing them to buy supplies from their owners.
The Alberta government is being urged to scrap its craft beer tax after a trade panel ruled the levy is illegal.
Scotch leaders are currently holding a collective breath for the Supreme Court's decision on whether or not to allow the Scottish government to introduce the long-contested 50p minimum unit price for alcohol.
Philippines - With the higher excise rates slapped on alcoholic drinks and cigarettes under a unitary system since January, total "sin" tax collections grew 5.44 percent year-on-year to P60.047 billion in the first half.
MOSCOW, July 27 (RAPSI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill toughening penalties for illegal production and sale of alcohol and alcohol-containing products into law.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government raised the distinct possibility Thursday that it may allow private retailers to sell marijuana when recreational use of the drug becomes legal next July.
New alcoholic Pop Shoppe beverages are sweetening LCBO shelves this summer, but some experts on alcohol policy are worried that the drink could be particularly attractive to youth.
Doctors have this week called for the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol in the UK after it was revealed that drink could kill 63,000 people and cost the NHS almost £17bn over the next five years.
Drinks giant Diageo has claimed the Government's plan to crack down on alcohol advertising is an effective ban on sports sponsorship through the back door"."