Category Archives: Alcohol Policy

Swonger Praises Introduction of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Chris Swonger, president/ceo, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., and Responsibility.org said the measure includes provisions to stop preventable impaired driving deaths, injuries and crashes. Among its provisions, it includes provisions to establish a federal rulemaking process to implement advanced … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Caused 741,300 New Cancer Cases Globally in 2020: Study

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Globally, an estimated 741,300 of all new cases of cancer in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a just-released study in The Lancet Oncology. That’s roughly 4·1% of all new cancer cases. Males accounted for 568,700 of all … Continue reading →

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Wine Retailers Urge High Court to Hear Challenge to DtC Ban

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR) has submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to grant Certiorari to Sarasota Wine Market v Schmitt, a retailer wine shipping case brought to challenge Missouri’s ban on out-of-state retailers shipping … Continue reading →

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Spirits Groups Unite to Push DtC For Spirits

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

It’s an equity issue, Ryan Friesen, head distiller, Blinking Owl Distillery, Santa Ana, Calif., says.  Wineries and breweries can ship direct to consumers in most states, but distilleries can’t. “We’re 10 minutes south of Disneyland,” he says, “and we get … Continue reading →

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NJ Senate Panel Backs Equalizing Tax for Spirits- and Malt-Based RTDs

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

It doesn’t seem fair.  Spirits-based ready-to-drink products are taxed in New Jersey at a rate 46 times that of malt-based RTDs.  Yesterday (6/17), the New Jersey Senate Budget & Appropriatons Committee overwhelmingly passed SB 3452, legislation to equalize the tax … Continue reading →

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New Bill to Tackle Multiple Substances Abuse Introduced

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. and its affiliate, Responsibility.org, urged passed of the just-introduced Multiple Substance Driving Prevention Act which would increase investment in technologies for detecting multiple-substance impairment and improve reporting on the phenomenon. The measure was introduced in the … Continue reading →

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