As medical marijuana dispensaries make their first appearance in the state, it’s worth remembering a time when prescription alcohol flowed in the cups of Marylanders.
The price of beer, wine, and liquor in Massachusetts would increase, but unpopular restrictions on the sale of alcohol would go away, under a radical proposed overhaul of the state’s byzantine booze laws that’s expected to be unveiled by a government-appointed task force Thursday.
LINCOLN, Neb. - The owners of four now-closed stores that sold millions of cans of beer next to an American Indian reservation where alcohol is banned are fighting a steep Nebraska tax bill.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As midnight approaches on New Year’s Eve, you may want to thank the state legislature for keeping the party going. Normally, bars have to close early on a Sunday night, but not this coming weekend.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sauvignon blanc boasts brassy citrus notes, but with one whiff, it’s apparent this is no normal Sonoma County wine. It’s infused with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that provides the high.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld at ruling that the city of Cleveland does not have to share liquor-by-the-drink sales tax proceeds with Bradley County.
Despite common public perception, Indiana’s alcohol laws are not outdated when compared to the rest of the country. Instead, Hoosiers are given extensive access beer, wine and liquor in big box stores — a fact that is not true in some other states.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that hundreds of restaurants in the state overcharged customers for mixed drinks.
Lawsuits filed in 2011 by Tom Erbar and John Truel alleged restaurants overcharged by adding a 13.5 percent liquor tax to advertised price of mixed drinks.
RACINE — People licensed to sell alcohol in Racine could become subject to a demerit point system that monitors compliance with local rules and state laws.
The system was first proposed by City Attorney Scott Letteney in July and revisited this month by Racine’s Committee of the Whole.SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — This time of year, many bartenders say they’re used to seeing people reflecting with a bit too much to drink and not enough dough to pay for a ride home. But lawmakers say they have an easy fix with a new law that goes into effect on New Year’s Day.