April is Alcohol Awareness Month and officials with Safe Yakima Valley say it's a chance for parents to talk to young people about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs before kids are exposed to them.
Newark officials are considering seeking the ability to levy a sales tax on alcohol purchased at liquor stores and are also asking for a percentage of the marijuana tax revenue collected within city limits.
A senate committee voted on legislation to create a Cannabis Control Board today. The Law & Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie), approved an amendment on the bill with a bipartisan 10-1 vote. Republican Sen. Dawn Keefer voted no.
At the Central Coast Insights conference held on March 11 at the Paso Robles Event Center, industry leaders and financial experts discussed the shifting landscape of alcohol beverage spending in the United States.
FRANKFORT - A comprehensive bill on alcoholic beverages, cannabis-infused beverages and other intoxicating products advanced off the Kentucky House floor on Tuesday.
Rep. Matthew Koch, R-Paris, who is one of the sponsors of House Bill 9, said the legislation would streamline the regulatory and taxation framework for intoxicating products.
Surrounded by law enforcement leaders, victim advocates and supportive lawmakers, Gov. Kelly Ayotte turned up the heat Tuesday on the Republican-led House of Representatives to end the incentive in state law for suspected drunken or drugged drivers to refuse to take a blood-alcohol test.
This week a bill was passed by the General Assembly that would allow Virginia distilleries to double the amount of liquor they can serve per customer at their tasting rooms from 3 ounces to 6 ounces.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Distilling even a small amount of whiskey at home is currently a federal felony, but a case now before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals could change that.
Control States began the year with January 9L volume declining -2.1% and $Vol decreasing -3.7%, resulting in a negative price mix of -1.6%. The volume decline was partially attributable to four fewer selling days in Michigan, the second-largest spirits control state.
TORONTO - Ontario and Nova Scotia have signed a landmark agreement allowing alcohol producers in each province to sell directly to consumers in the other, marking a significant step toward reducing internal trade barriers and expanding market access for Canadian businesses.