Control State News August 9, 2018 NH: NH Liquor Commission Celebrates Freedom from NABCA HIGHLIGHTS Taxes with Tax-Free Sale for Out-of-state Customers The Public Health Considerations of Fetal MI: Letter: Three-tier system key to Michigan’s alcohol Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (White Paper) industry Native American Nations & State Alcohol Policies: An Analysis (White Paper) License State News Alcohol Technology in the World of Tomorrow - (White Paper) AK: Anchorage Non-Profit to Study Local Option Data In The Control State Agency Info Bethel Sheets. Please view website for more information. MA: 'Impaired is impaired is impaired,' whether it's alcohol or marijuana, Massachusetts official says NABCA Survey Database (members only) Upcoming NABCA Meetings CA: California Bill Could Boost Branded Beer Glass Statistical Data Reports Giveaways www.NABCA.org International News Asia: WHO recommends Vietnam to tighten alcoholic use Ireland: ‘Fatal’ amount of alcohol can be bought for €10, says survey Public Health News Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms Industry News Delivery represents 3% of all restaurant orders Heineken is still worried about Snapchat’s age-gating policies Beer drinkers lose U.S. appeal over Anheuser-SABMiller merger Daily News Warning issued about 'drunk wasps' who drink your alcohol and sting more people Gin And Chronic Fibbers - Patients always lie about their weekly alcohol intake — so ‘doctors double the answers’, study shows NABCA Daily News Update (8/8/2018) 2 CONTROL STATE NEWS NH: NH Liquor Commission Celebrates Freedom from Taxes with Tax-Free Sale for Out-of-state Customers Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine customers to receive discounts equal to double states’ sales tax rates New Hampshire Liquor Commission August 8, 2018 Concord, NH – To thank its out-of-state customers who make up more than 50-percent of its annual sales and to highlight New Hampshire’s tax-free status, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is offering other New England customers discounts equal to double their states’ sales tax rates. NHLC’s “No Taxation on Our Libations” sale provides customers from Maine with an 11-percent discount, Massachusetts a 13-percent discount and Vermont a 12-percent discount—double each state’s sales tax rate. As a thank you to its Granite State customers, NHLC will also offer New Hampshire residents a 13-percent discount to be in line with the promotion’s largest discount. Customers from all other states will be eligible for the 13-percent discount. Eligible customers will receive one-time coupons valid from now through Monday, September 3. For full details, visit: www.liquorandwineoutlets.com/notax. To take part, customers must submit their email addresses and select their home states at www.liquorandwineoutlets.com/notax. NHLC will send customers discount coupons in accordance with their states. “In New Hampshire, we are always tax-free and we are pleased to be able to offer this unique opportunity for major savings to our friends in neighboring states this summer,” said NHLC Chairman Joseph Mollica. “With 79 statewide NH Liquor & Wine Outlets, we offer our 11 million annual customers a selection of more than 11,000 wines and spirits, the most competitive, tax-free prices and a welcoming and enjoyable shopping experience. The “No Taxation on Our Libations” sale is our way of thanking our customers for their continued loyalty in shopping with us.” The “No Taxation on Our Libations” promotion is available to eligible customers making purchases totaling up to $149.99. Eligible customers making purchases of $150 or more will receive a $25 discount during the promotional period. Caption: To thank its out-of-state customers who make up more than 50-percent of its annual sales and to highlight New Hampshire’s tax-free status, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is offering other New England customers discounts equal to double their states’ sales tax rates. NHLC’s “No Taxation on Our Libations” sale provides customers from Maine with an 11-percent discount, Massachusetts a 13-percent discount and Vermont a 12-percent discount—double each state’s sales tax rate. As a thank you to its Granite State customers, NHLC will also offer New Hampshire residents a 13-percent discount to be in line with the promotion’s largest discount. Customers from all other states will be eligible for the 13-percent discount. Eligible customers will receive one-time coupons valid from now through Monday, September 3. About the New Hampshire Liquor Commission The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) operates 79 retail locations throughout the Granite State and serves more than 11 million customers each year. More than $3.5 billion in net profits has been raised since the first store opened in 1934. NHLC set an all-time sales record in Fiscal Year 2017, generating $698.2 million in gross sales, an increase of $19.8 million – or 2.92-percent – over the previous fiscal year. Total liquor net profits reached $159 million, of which $155.7 million was transferred to the New Hampshire General Fund, which is used to fund programs including education, health and social services, transportation and natural resource protection. Additionally, $3.3 million was transferred to New Hampshire’s Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund, which utilizes a percentage of NHLC profits to fund addiction treatment and prevention programs. Visit www.LiquorandWineOutlets.com to locate a store, search for product availability, learn about monthly sales, review wine tasting schedules, and sign up to receive significant savings with monthly Email Extras. ### NABCA Daily News Update (8/8/2018) 3 MI: Letter: Three-tier system key to Michigan’s alcohol industry The Detroit News August 8, 2018 Nationally, Michigan is a Top Five producer of beer and wine, thanks to a three-tier system that opens up opportunities for breweries and wineries big and small to create jobs, grow and thrive. And it’s not just those who make beer and wine in the state who benefit from this system. The three-tier system and the state’s beer and wine distributors do more than move cases of wine and kegs of beer from point A to point B. They help small craft breweries and wineries access retailers down the street and on the other side of the state, ensure a fresh product is found on store shelves and on tap at bars and restaurants and provide marketing muscle to put on unique events and tastings. Michigan’s three-tier system doesn’t just help small producers get off the ground and grow their brand. It also prevents big multinational brewers from having a monopoly on the alcohol market, which would block out our state’s innovative craft brewers and bring the state’s craft beer boom to a halt. Imagine today, walking into a bar and instead of finding 40 taps of beer from breweries from across the state and around the world, you find a handful of taps of beer from one brewery. Go down the street and you’ll find the same thing. You actually don’t have to go back in time to see the negative effects of tied-houses. Bars across Europe are tied to multinational brewers, limiting the growth of the craft beer industry in many European countries. The three-tier system provides safeguards to help prevent alcohol abuse, drunk driving, underage drinking and binge drinking. It also ensures the products that make it to retailers aren’t tainted, like alcohol that wound up at resorts in Mexico earlier this year. Michigan’s beer and wine distributors are proud to play a role in the success of the state’s beer and wine industries, which have more than a $15 billion annual economic impact. Our members, many of whom are family owned distributors and have deep roots in their communities, employ nearly 5,000 people locally in good-paying jobs with good benefits. Michigan’s beer and wine industries have grown by leaps and bounds over the last several years and are on track to continue growing – opening new breweries and wineries and adding jobs – under a system that promotes choice, competition and a level playing field. Spencer Nevins President, Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association Larry Bell President, Bell’s Brewer LICENSE STATE NEWS AK: Anchorage Non-Profit to Study Local Option Data in Bethel KYUK By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk August 8, 2018 When the AC Quickstop liquor store opened two years ago, local emergency services, law enforcement and social services saw a sharp rise in alcohol-related incidents — mostly public intoxication. NABCA Daily News Update (8/8/2018) 4 The Bethel City Council opposed the liquor store's license renewal, and the state Alcohol Beverage Control Board chose not to renew it in May. Alcohol sales have been limited ever since, but they could be shut down entirely in October, when Bethel residents vote whether or not to allow alcohol sales. Meanwhile, a small non-profit in Anchorage thinks that Bethel can fill in key informational gaps about how rural Alaska deals with alcohol, specifically local option. Tiffany Hall, Executive Director of Recover Alaska, says that the group found little to no numbers about local option. Just this past year, Recover Alaska tried to help push a massive bill through the Legislature that was six years in the making: Senate Bill 76. It would have revised alcohol regulations in Alaska. The bill died in the state House at the last minute after clearing the Senate. Its sponsor, Senator Peter Micciche, withdrew it after stakeholders couldn’t agree on a House amendment. While that bill addressed a lot of issues with Alaska’s alcohol regulations, it didn’t address local option.