Excessive drinking costs Gaston County more than $150 million a year, according to state health officials. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services rolled out a data dashboard called Alcohol & the Public’s Health earlier this month that provides detailed information on the impact of booze consumption on a county-by-county basis.
The House Liquor Control Committee held Tuesday a public hearing at Spoonwood Brewery in Pittsburgh to discuss a new “taproom tax” that’s set to take effect July 1.
RALEIGH – N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-117, Henderson County) today filed House Bill 971, Modern Licensure Model for Alcohol Control, in another attempt to modernize North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system.
Recently, Arlington has been featured in the news for its collaborative approach to innovative alcohol safety measures. The Arlington Restaurant Initiative (ARI) was developed as a voluntary accreditation program to increase the overall safety of customers, businesses and neighborhood residents in areas with nightlife and entertainment.
Fans at NC State or UNC games may be able to celebrate big plays — or drown their sorrows — with an adult beverage in the near future.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s proposed rules about recreational marijuana call for the people who grow, manufacture and sell pot and pot products to be homegrown.
CONCORD, N.H. — The state Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in New Hampshire.
About 40 people signed up to speak at the hearing for the bill, which would also allow people to grow their own marijuana.
At a public hearing examining a new beer tax in Pennsylvania, Adam Harris of the Brewers of Pennsylvania made it clear what brewery owners want.
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.
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.
