A new study has been published comparing certain state alcohol polices and ranking their effectiveness in fighting adult binge drinking. The study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, “A New Scale of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Environment and Its Relationship to Binge Drinking” seeks to develop a scale, the Alcohol Policy Scale (APS),…Read More
New Study Measures Effectiveness of Various State Alcohol Polices on Preventing Adult Binge Drinking
June 8, 2018 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All
McLane Withdraws Challenge to Texas Cross Tier Ownership Laws
June 5, 2018 All
The lawsuit by McLane Company against the Texas ABC for failing to approve their application for a wholesaler license has been dismissed without prejudice. This matter was scheduled to have experts identified this month before another round of dispositive motions. The Texas ABC had denied the permit for violations of cross tier ownership laws. Recall McLane serves as a…Read More
TTB Secures Record Trade Practice Fine Against Importer
May 10, 2018 All
The Treasury Department’s Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently secured a record trade practice fine for violations of the Federal Alcohol Administrative Act. The press release as well as the actual Offer in Compromise are painstakingly barren on details of what the actual violation of law was. TTB notes “Warsteiner Importers Agency Inc. is…Read More
Lawsuit Filed Against Virginia Happy Hour Regulations
April 18, 2018 All
A lawsuit was recently filed under the First Amendment in Federal Court to challenge the Virginia alcohol law governing happy hours. The lawsuit was filed by the Chef Geoff’s restaurant and its owner. The Complaint claims that the Virginia law in question is an unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech by banning truthful speech and also that the law’s ban…Read More
Marijuana Plus Alcohol? Not Likely Under Current Law
April 11, 2018 All
This blog has previously written about how alcohol is regulated and discussed how that model could interface with marijuana regulation. We have also wondered if a 28th Amendment for marijuana should be considered if marijuana legalization advocates truly want to have legal parity with alcohol regulation. With more states considering marijuana commercialization and industries…Read More
