Study suggests moderate drinking may have benefits
Study suggests moderate drinking may have benefits Researchers found that moderate drinking may have a positive impact of cognitive function. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/ By Michael Hollan June 30, 2020 Here’s something worth drinking to. A recently published study shows that while drinking alcohol isn’t necessarily healthy, there are some benefits associated with low to moderate drinking. […]
Liquor stores fed up with coronavirus booze-to-go rules for restaurants
Liquor stores fed up with coronavirus booze-to-go rules for restaurants Source: https://nypost.com/ By Lisa Fickenscher June 29, 2020 A bar brawl is brewing over the to-go cocktail, The Post has learned. Since kicking off in March, the Empire State’s coronavirus rule allowing bars and restaurants to sell booze on the go has tested the liquor […]
Florida bans bar alcohol consumption as coronavirus cases spike (Excerpt)
Florida bans bar alcohol consumption as coronavirus cases spike (Excerpt) Source: https://www.news4jax.com/ Steve Patrick, Corley Peel, Jenese Harris June 28, 2020 Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars Friday after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, a new record that is almost double the previous mark set just two days ago. The Florida agency […]
NY: Cuomo threatens restaurants that violate social distancing with loss of liquor license
NY: Cuomo threatens restaurants that violate social distancing with loss of liquor license FOX 5 June 14, 2020 Upset by “rampant” violations of New York’s pandemic-fighting restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened Sunday to pull liquor licenses of scofflaw restaurants and even reinstate closings in areas where local governments fail to enforce rules. Manhattan and Long Island’s tony Hamptons were singled out as problem […]
Netherlands: ‘Sweat test’ ankle bracelets to target alcohol-related crime
Netherlands: ‘Sweat test’ ankle bracelets to target alcohol-related crime Pilot studies show 71% of the participants did not have any alcohol during the test, even though some were allowed access to it. Sky News June 15, 2020 Dutch criminals convicted of alcohol-related offences will be forced to wear a special ankle bracelet to monitor their […]
MADD Applauds Legislation that Will Eliminate Drunk Driving in America
MADD Applauds Legislation that Will Eliminate Drunk Driving in America Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/ June 22, 2020 Rulemaking in Transportation Bill would require new cars to passively detect drunk driving MADD commends the House Energy and Commerce Committee for its leadership in advancing legislation which has the potential to eliminate nearly all drunk driving deaths on our nation’s […]
Pandemic fuels widespread changes in alcohol laws
Pandemic fuels widespread changes in alcohol laws From allowing cocktails to-go to lifting rules on delivery, states ease restrictions to help struggling bars and restaurants Source: https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/ Ron Ruggless Jun 24, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has evoked the most widespread changes in state alcohol beverage laws since Prohibition was repealed in 1933. On Wednesday, for […]
Florida: Leveraging Liquor Licenses To Enforce COVID-19 Rules
Florida: Leveraging Liquor Licenses To Enforce COVID-19 Rules Source: https://www.law360.com/ By Nathan Hale June 24th Florida has significantly escalated its enforcement of COVID-19 rules for businesses by going after liquor licenses, as it did with an Orlando bar late Monday, a big turn in a state where the governor had been focusing heavily on loosening […]
Even ‘Low-Risk’ Drinking Can Be Harmful: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Even ‘Low-Risk’ Drinking Can Be Harmful: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs News Release NEWS PROVIDED BY Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs June 15, 2020 PISCATAWAY, N.J., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — It’s not just heavy drinking that’s a problem — even consuming alcohol within weekly low-risk drinking guidelines can result in hospitalization and death, […]
Alcohol Taxes To Reduce Consumption May Not Produce The Intended Result
Alcohol Taxes To Reduce Consumption May Not Produce The Intended Result Forbes By Thomas Pellechia June 14, 2020 “The rise in alcohol taxes since 2008 is, in part, due to an alliance of government and temperance interests.” So says Kym Anderson, School of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia, and Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National […]