A couple of May hearings held by the Minnesota legislature provided a preview of next year’s expected battle over whether the state should allow groceries and convenience stores to sell strong beer and wine.
Meeting for the third time in recent months, the crowded field of candidates for legislative seats in District 18—who previously had been in accord on virtually all policy issues—Wednesday night found something about which to disagree: Montgomery County’s public liquor sales and distribution system.
Boston Beer Co., the maker of Sam Adams and other popular alcohol brands, has agreed to pay New York nearly $1 million to settle charges that it failed to register its product labels with the state, officials said Thursday.
New numbers from the Canadian Institute for Health Information say the rates of alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations are rising at a faster rate for women than men in Canada.
The worldview of American Indians turns on the Seventh Generation Principle, namely that decisions—personal, corporate, governmental—by those who came before us affect today and that the decisions we make now in turn affect those who follow, stretching 7 generations in each direction.
The Health Ministry and businesses in the liquor industry are at loggerheads over efforts to regulate and reduce alcohol consumption in the country, with the latter seeing no need to further tighten current regulations.
Scottish wholesalers have reported shifts from budget alcohol to mid-market alternatives following the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in May.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Bartenders at San Antonio restaurants, bars and venues have already poured more than $200 million worth of beer, wine and cocktails this year, but sales dipped in April despite the Fiesta celebration, figures from the Texas Comptroller’s Office show.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Faced with a backlog of applications for recreational marijuana licenses, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission says it will set aside any applications received after June 15 until the pileup is cleared.
Sales of alcohol-free beer have surged 64 per cent in a year as Britons who still fancy a swift half or three turn to the healthier tipple.