Beer and the Law

On May 18th, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to NOT hear a case challenging the state’s face-to-face purchase requirement for alcohol. The face-to-face law gives the right to those selling alcohol to require identification in order to ensure those purchasing alcohol are at least 21 years old. National Beer Wholesalers Association President, Craig Purser, stated this decision was a “victory for state-based alcohol regulation.”

Drunkenness at the Indy 500? Expected. But you'll be surprised at the numbers. Nuvo says of the 350,000 attendees there were only 72 arrests. 36 for public intoxication. (28 for having weed). You gotta guess more than 1/100th of 1% were actually over .08 but the track police know how not to ruin a party. Huzzah.

Illinois legislative leaders are considering increasing the tax on beer by 2.6 cents per six-pack to raise $1 billion for a proposed multibillion-dollar statewide construction program. This will be the first increase in ten years. Also, under consideration will be increased taxes on liquor and wine, 80 cents and 13 cents per bottle respectively.