Japan: Tax Revenue from Alcoholic Beverages Falling as Aging Japan Drinks Less
Japan: Tax Revenue from Alcoholic Beverages Falling as Aging Japan Drinks Less Nippon.com May 29, 2019 Japan’s drinking culture remains strong, but per-capita consumption continues to decrease, falling 20% compared to the peak year of 1994, as does tax revenue from alcoholic beverages. Tax revenue from alcoholic beverages peaked in fiscal 1994 at ¥2.12 trillion […]
Canada: Health Canada Restricts Alcohol Content of Flavored Purified Beverages
Canada: Health Canada Restricts Alcohol Content of Flavored Purified Beverages Flavored purified alcoholic beverages are a new and growing class of beverages in Canada that pose an increasing public health risk, especially to younger Canadians, Health Canada reports. Occupational Health & Safety May 29, 2019 Health Canada, via regulations published May 29, has restricted the amount […]
Worldwide Alcohol Consumption Declines -1.6%
Worldwide Alcohol Consumption Declines -1.6% IWSR 2018 Global Beverage Alcohol Data Shows Growth in Spirits, but Beer and Wine Volume is Down; Market Expected to Grow by 3% Over Next 5 Years Source: IWSR May 29, 2019 Beverage alcohol drinkers across the globe consumed a total of 27.6bn nine-litre cases of alcohol in 2018, but […]
Michigan: Can state regulators enforce liquor laws that federal courts have found unconstitutional?
Michigan: Can state regulators enforce liquor laws that federal courts have found unconstitutional? Source: http://irishliquorlawyer.com/ Sean O’Leary May 28, 2019 A US District Court held that Michigan’s law banning out-of-state retailers from shipping wine into the state was unconstitutional. It held that the nondiscrimination principle which applied to suppliers in Granholm extended to retailers. Michigan sits […]
IA: Iowa law will make cocktails easier to get
IA: Iowa law will make cocktails easier to get Booze industry expanding into premixed, canned drinks The Gazette May 14, 2019 Americans’ drinking habits are changing, and Iowa Code is slowly adapting to accommodate new beverages. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law last week that will make boozier drinks easier to get. Senate […]
NM: New Mexico city eyes banning miniature liquor bottles
NM: New Mexico city eyes banning miniature liquor bottles Myhighplains.com By Associated Press May 27, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A northwestern New Mexico city is examining if it can ban the sale of miniature liquor bottles littering the grounds across town. Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett recently asked City Attorney Jennifer Breakell to investigate if […]
Young people are drinking less alcohol; here’s why
Young people are drinking less alcohol; here’s why Source: https://www.marinij.com/ By ALASTAIR BLAND May 28, 2019 When you’re drinking, Big Brother is watching. Other people’s cellphones, not to mention our own, snap images of us incessantly, and a great deal of these photos wind up on the internet, whether we know it, or like it, or […]
LA: Beer to your front door? Alcohol delivery bills advance in legislature.
LA: Beer to your front door? Alcohol delivery bills advance in legislature. KPLC TV By Matt Houston May 14, 2019 BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Two bills that would allow retailers to deliver alcohol to doorsteps are now headed to the Senate floor after a judiciary committee approved the bill Tuesday, May 14. Belle Chasse Republican […]
HI: Maui Residents Push Back On Loosening Liquor Laws
HI: Maui Residents Push Back On Loosening Liquor Laws Allowing restaurants to sell take-out booze is the latest in a series of controversial proposals. “We don’t want Maui to turn into Las Vegas,” says one critic. Honolulu Civil Beat By Brittany Lyte May 15, 2019 The newest in a series of major proposed changes to rules […]
South Carolina: ‘Dramatic’ change in state liquor license policies could affect thousands of SC bars
South Carolina: ‘Dramatic’ change in state liquor license policies could affect thousands of SC bars Source: https://www.thestate.com/ BY JEFF WILKINSON MAY 23, 2019 South Carolina bars, dance clubs and all other businesses that serve alcoholic drinks to customers will have to start proving they also serve a certain amount of food before their liquor licenses will […]