In case you missed it earlier this week, check out Mark Kleiman’s commentary and follow-up post about alcohol policy reform posted at The Atlantic. Some of his ideas about the drinking age are provocative, and we’d like to hear what you think in the comments. Once you’ve weighed in, check out the rest of these [...]
Leslie Bridgers of the Portland Press-Herald reports that Colby College will ban hard alcohol from all dorms and parties beginning this year in an attempt to cut down on dangerous episodes of toxic drinking by students.
The ban comes “more than two years after nearly 20 students were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning following a now-defunct [...]
Mark Kleiman, Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs and contributor to The Atlantic, recently penned a blog post called “What To Do About Drugs (Abridged)“, a provocative list of drug policy reform ideas. The list covered a wide variety of topics, and his last three proposals deal with alcohol and [...]
Mark Kleiman, Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs and contributor to The Atlantic, recently penned a blog post called “What To Do About Drugs (Abridged)“, a provocative list of drug policy reform ideas. The list covered a wide variety of topics, and his last three proposals deal with alcohol and [...]
Social host laws are becoming more popular as legislators search for ways to cut down on underage drinking, and this week, California took a step toward instituting a statewide social host law of its own. On Monday, the California Assembly voted 67-1 to send bill AB 2486, which imposes liability on adults who knowingly serve [...]
In Sunday’s edition of the Boston Globe Magazine, contributor Tom Keane penned a provocative essay exploring the merits and faults of alcohol regulation in Massachusetts. He touched on issues such as alcohol taxation, legislation targeting the concentration of liquor stores in local communities, and finally on the legal drinking age. He concluded,
“The lesson here is [...]
A new study by Toben Nelson of the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health made some splashy headlines this week – he believes colleges and universities aren’t doing enough to combat alcohol abuse among students. His findings are based on colleges’ implementation rates of a 2002 set of NIAAA recommendations to reduce underage drinking. [...]
Over the weekend, several newspapers in New York updated readers on some significant anti-drunk driving legislation that passed earlier in the year. According to multiple reports, 311 people have been arrested so far under the new Child Passenger Protection Act, which makes it a felony to drive drunk with a passenger under 16 in the [...]
This week has been another scorcher here in Washington, and we’re looking forward to some cooler weather in the fall when [CR] representatives will be hitting the road to give presentations and participate in debates on college campuses. If you have an idea for an event you’d like to plan, please e-mail us, then catch [...]
Yesterday, the editors of the Express-Times in Lehigh Valley, PA solicited reader comments on the merits of Legal Age 21 and the possibility of lowering the drinking age. They sought comment after publishing a story about a local prison official who stands accused of providing alcohol to underage drinkers.
Please visit the Express-Times‘ Lehigh Valley Live [...]