COLUMBUS, Ohio (WXIX) - Ohio legislatures introduced a new bill Tuesday that will revise the alcohol franchise law to create a more even playing field for craft brewers.
ST PAUL, Minn. -- Several other states that have legalized marijuana, including Colorado and Washington, saw sharp increases in drivers being stopped for driving while high.
With legalization about a week away in Minnesota, officials are preparing for something similar.
Bars in various states across the country may be staffed by high schoolers as more lawmakers and businesses push to lower the legal age to serve alcohol and bartend.
There are at least nine states -- including Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Mexico, Alabama, Wisconsin, and Idaho -- that have enacted or introduced laws that would allow minors ages 14 to 17 to serve alcohol, according to a report from Economic Policy Institute.
On July 18, 2023, Oregon's Governor signed Senate Bill 619 which enacts Oregon's comprehensive consumer data privacy statute. Oregon joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia in enacting a comprehensive consumer privacy law.
The alcoholic drinks industry is being consulted on the possibility of increasing the minimum price of a unit of alcohol from 50p to more than 80p.
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Governor Henry McMaster was recently joined by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National President Tess Rowland, law enforcement officers, and members of the General Assembly for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 36, the Ignition Interlock bill.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has issued a recall for a batch of cannabis flower that tested positive for arsenic in January.
The strain Blueberry Muffin, produced by Bend Cannabis Company, was first harvested in December 2022 and last sold on June 23, 2023.
Four months after the Federal Drug Administration approved the overdose-reversing drug naloxone for over-the-counter use, Honolulu is poised to become the first major U.S. city in the nation to require that bars, nightclubs and other establishments that serve alcohol have the lifesaving medication on hand.
ARLINGTON, VA (July1 11, 2023)-- With more than 40 employees and an 86-year history as an integral player in the beverage alcohol marketplace among industry trade organizations, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) recently became certified as a Great Place To Work®.
One small booze tax break, one giant step for North Carolina's liquor laws and … space whiskey? Yes, it's true, a bill re-tuning North Carolina's ABC laws was proposed in late June. This bill brought up potential Sunday liquor sales, happy hours and impending tax breaks to any distillers looking to age their whiskey in space, according to local news outlet WRAL News.