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Control State News December 13, 2018 NC: Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control officials: We're prepping for marijuana sales NABCA HIGHLIGHTS UT: Utah restaurants, nightlife and law enforcement prepare for .05 The Public Health Considerations of Fetal DUI law to take effect Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (White Paper) ID: Idaho State Liquor Division Awards $60k Native American Nations & State Alcohol Policies: An Analysis (White Paper) License State News Alcohol Technology in the World of Tomorrow MN: Reality Check: The Data On Sunday Liquor Sales In Minnesota - (White Paper) The Control State Agency Info Sheets. Please NY: Queens lawmaker’s all-night liquor license notification bill view website for more information. signed into law NABCA Survey Database (members only) WA: Traffic Safety Officials, Cannabis Advocate and Lyft Combat Driving Drunk or High (Excerpt) Upcoming NABCA Meetings SC: Brewers target legislative changes to grow craft beer industry in Statistical Data Reports SC www.NABCA.org International News Asia: Chinese Universities Move to Ban Alcohol United Kingdom: One In Four UK Workers Go To Work Still Feeling Drunk South Africa: No Castle Lager at some liquor stores - as SAB runs out of bottles Public Health News Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with fewer hospitalizations Weight-loss results improve with less alcohol consumption Industry News Aluminum Tariff Is a Boon Even If Beer Costs More, Report Says Patrón President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Brown to Retire Education News At University of Vermont, substance-free dorms come with yoga, violins and Peloton bikes Daily News This Is How Many People Are Already Planning To Give Up Alcohol For Dry January 2019 Can you mix cycling with alcohol? NABCA Daily News Update (12/13/2018) 2 CONTROL STATE NEWS NC: Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control officials: We're prepping for marijuana sales Asheville Citizen Times By Joel Burgess December 12, 2018 ASHEVILLE — City alcohol regulators say they're making some preparations to sell marijuana should it become legal in North Carolina. Asheville Alcoholic Beverage Control officials made the statements during and after a Tuesday City Council meeting where they were reporting annual numbers and trends to the elected body. ABC Board Chairman Lewis Isaac told the council it is the board's job to take a "30,000-foot view" and anticipate changes. "There is a national trend to legalize cannabis. And we will probably oversee the sales and distribution because we are already a part of that control structure," said Isaac, who like other board members is appointed by the council. Council members made no comment about the potential for cannabis legalization. Last year, the council voted unanimously in support of a state bill allowing medical marijuana. Asheville's ABC system built a $3 million, 40,000-square-foot warehouse on old Brevard Road recently to deal with high growth in liquor sales. The warehouse was built with additional capacity, Isaac said, to hold cannabis products if legalization happens. “One of the good things about our new warehouse is that we will have space in case that indeed does occur," the chairman said. Mark Combs, the city's ABC general manager, speaking after the meeting said Asheville's liquor body is seen around the state as kind of a maverick institution. But Combs, who as manager is overseen by the ABC board, said he thought preparing for marijuana legalization was the responsible thing to do. "I’m 62 years old. I’m not going to be there forever but I sure don’t want my successor to curse my name." Combs said at national conventions, Asheville ABC officials have talked to liquor regulators from states with legal cannabis, including Colorado, Vermont and Washington. They have told him that marijuana and alcohol shouldn't be sold in the same store. "Every one of them said, whatever you do, separate the two of them from a retail standpoint. "It’s a different product, it’s like selling tires and clothes," he said. In North Carolina's General Assembly some Democrats have pushed for legalizing medical marijuana. It's not clear if the loss in the November election of a Republican supermajority will boost that effort, but one House Democrat, Rep. Kelly Alexander of Mecklenburg, is looking to create a cannabis caucus and to reach out to Republicans, according to the NC Insider. Recreational marijuana sales are legal in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Massachusetts and Nevada. Maine is expected to begin legal sales sometime next year. Adult use of marijuana is also legal in Michigan, Vermont and the District of Columbia, but there are no provisions for legal sales in either place. Medical marijuana is legal in almost two dozen states, including Louisiana and Florida. NABCA Daily News Update (12/13/2018) 3 UT: Utah restaurants, nightlife and law enforcement prepare for .05 DUI law to take effect FOX 13 By Ben Winslow December 12, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY -- On Dec. 30 at midnight, Utah will have the nation's toughest anti-drunk driving law. The blood alcohol level will be lowered from .08 to .05. Hospitality and tourism groups are trying to mitigate any negative impacts by pushing a new campaign to remind people they can keep drinking -- just leave the car at home. "Yes, we have some concern, but Utahns are smart and certainly because you go out socially doesn’t mean you can’t be smart," said Samantha Julian, the deputy director of the Downtown Alliance. On Wednesday, a coalition of hospitality, tourism, transportation and law enforcement groupslaunched a campaign called "Enjoy Utah Responsibly." They're educating residents and tourists alike about the .05 law and how to party within its boundaries. "It gives us the opportunity to remind people they can get a drink. They can enjoy themselves in Utah, but also be responsible about it," said Scott Beck, the CEO of Visit Salt Lake. Lawmakers have made it clear to hospitality groups that they will not revisit the law that passed last year. Nor is there any appetite to modify it (talks of creating a tiered punishment system went nowhere on Utah's Capitol Hill). So now everyone is adapting. The rideshare service Lyft helped push for this coalition. The company could see an increase in business as more people decide to ditch a car if they go out. Lyft said 75% of people that use their service in the Salt Lake City area reported staying out longer and using it to go to a restaurant or bar. As part of "Enjoy Utah Responsibly," Lyft is offering a $5 rideshare code for anyone who uses their service as .05 takes effect. (A link to that code is here) The Utah Highway Patrol is also preparing for the new DUI law to take effect. Lt. Colonel Mark Zesiger said troopers will be out in force on New Year's Eve to crack down on drunk driving. However, he said there would be no special enforcement for .05. What troopers look for when they make a traffic stop is signs of impairment, which could lead to an arrest no matter what a person's blood alcohol level or what they've been ingesting. "We made the decision that we would continue to do things we have been doing, we would be using the same standardized field sobriety testing," he said. "Our officers have been re-trained in standardized field sobriety testing and we are looking for impairment, whether that be alcohol or drugs. All our our arrests will be based solely on impairment." ID: Idaho State Liquor Division Awards $60k Through Alcohol Education Mini Grant Program News Release By the Idaho State Liquor Division December 12, 2018 The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), the Idaho State Liquor Division’s trade association, recognizes the importance of its role and more importantly, that of its member states, in the area of alcohol abuse prevention and education. As such, NABCA has made available to the ISLD, an education award of $60,000 for development, enhancement or expansion of effective alcohol education efforts. The ISLD in turn, created a competitive Educational Mini Grant program to distribute these funds to various partnering organizations throughout the state. Grants starting at a $250 funding request with a maximum of a $10,000 funding request NABCA Daily News Update (12/13/2018) 4 were submitted in October. The ISLD assembled a committee of reviewers and 15 organizations were selected to receive funding and resource support to implement their innovative and creative alcohol education activities. “The ISLD is grateful that NABCA supports the states’ efforts in alcohol education. There is great work being done throughout the state and it is an honor to be able to award those groups that are doing the work. We thank them and commend them for making a difference in their communities,” states Jeff Anderson, director of the ISLD. “Additionally, the community groups and the entire division are grateful to the leadership of Catie Wiseman and the evaluation committee for reviewing the submissions that totaled over $110,000 in requests. It was a difficult decision and we appreciate all involved.” This is the seventh year the ISLD has implemented a competitive alcohol education mini grant program. The award amount has grown from a $10,000 award in 2013 to a $60,000 award in 2019. We congratulate the following awardees of the 2018-2019 ISLD Mini Grant Award Program: • Think Twice or Pay the Price Sticker Shock Campaign – Office of Drug Policy / Statewide • TRAPPED Leadership Conference – Community Youth in Action / Idaho Falls • Lapwai Underage Drinking Sticker Shock Campaign – Lapwai Community Coalition / Lapwai • Drinking and Driving? No thanks! I’ll walk! – Palouse Prevention Coalition / Moscow • Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Abuse: Healthcare Based Interventions Project – St.