It’s generally accepted that alcohol prohibition in the United States was an abysmal failure. Alcohol consumption remained relatively unchanged, the black market thrived, and the homicide rate skyrocketed, all of which eventually lead to the repeal of Prohibition in 1933.
A Toronto-based developer has been named the new chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Carmine Nigro, the president of Craft Development Corp., is set to serve a term no longer than three years on the LCBO board.
Fraternities will soon trade in hard liquor bottles for beer cans when the North American Interfraternity Conference implements a hard liquor ban.
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Do you know what your children are doing online? According to a 2015 Pew Research Center study, 73 percent of teens have access to smartphones. Cyber security expert Lisa Good says that many kids, as young as 10 years old, are finding their way onto the dark web through hidden “vault” apps available on their phones.
For many college students, partying is a large part of the college experience. However, new research suggests that excessive drinking and illegal drug use are not exclusive to a night out. In fact, both are common coping methods for current and former college students.
Though Cinco de Mayo is not generally recognized in Mexico as a major holiday, it’s become quite a popular occasion in the United States, helping drive the growth of tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer.
More than two years after residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Maine released draft rules Monday that detail how the state’s new adult-use market would be launched, monitored and regulated by the Office of Marijuana Policy.
Prepare for the end of Japan’s 24-hour convenience stores. In a country where deaths have outpaced births for several years and unemployment is a low 2.3 percent, it may not be surprising that finding people to work in convenience stores is tough.
Drink long enough — or hard enough — and you’re probably familiar with the dreadful feeling that comes the morning after a night of over-imbibing.
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the US, according to researchers. Nearly half of all workplaces in the nation offer some level of health promotion or wellness programs and 17% of workplaces with 50 or more employees offer comprehensive workplace health promotion programs.