
NABCA 20th Annual Legal Symposium – Day 2 discussion topics
I-1183 + One Alcohol Server Liability: The State of Play I-1183 + One It has been one year since Washington State privatized its alcohol distribution and at today’s Legal Symposium session, Mary M. Tennyson, Assistant Attorney General for Washington and advisor...

Liquor Control Board in Washington proposes 20-mile buffer for small stores
The Liquor Control Board on Wednesday finally revealed what it wants to do about the so-called “mini-mart loophole” that opponents of liquor privatization warned in 2011 would cause an explosion of small stores selling hard liquor. The board proposed allowing small...

NABCA 20th Annual Legal Symposium – Day 1 discussion topics
The Three-Tier System: Can It Survive? 21st Amendment Litigation 2013: Commerce Clause, Antitrust and More Using Social Media to “Sell” Regulation Revising State Regulation...

Extended alcohol service proposed in California
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs in California would be able to serve alcohol for two additional hours - until 4 a.m. - under a bill that has been proposed at the Capitol. The measure, SB635 by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would allow cities and counties to...

Extended alcohol service proposed in California
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs in California would be able to serve alcohol for two additional hours - until 4 a.m. - under a bill that has been proposed at the Capitol. The measure, SB635 by state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would allow cities and counties to...

David Cameron abandons plans for minimum alcohol price in the UK
Sources have confirmed that the Coalition will not attempt to implement the Prime Minister’s plan for a 45p per unit minimum price. Mr Cameron had argued that making drinks more expensive would curb problem drinking, while several ministers argued that the minimum...

Lawmakers in Minnesota consider tax increase on alcohol
Two Rochester Democrats are considering a proposed increase in the state's liquor taxes as a way to fund a drug court in Olmsted County. A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Clark, DFL-Minneapolis, would raise the taxes by 3.5 cents a glass on beer, 4 cents a glass on wine...

Oregon wine industry heats up with talk of ‘significant’ California investment
The wine-grape factory that is the Eola Hills is buzzing with word that a major California wine producer is buying vineyards in the area with an eye toward significant future investments. If it's true, the infusion of cash and acclaim could represent the biggest bump...

CEDC stock price jumps on debt swap as Kaufman cuts stake
Central European Distribution Corp. (CEDC), Poland’s second-biggest vodka maker, rose the most since the end of January in New York after a shareholder reduced his stake and the company announced a new debt swap offer. CEDC, as the maker of the Bols, Zubrowka and...