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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends
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snip--"But one policy, making sure Americans have ready access to alcohol, was truly bipartisan.
"The state liquor authority is going to change its rules that will allow bars, restaurants and distilleries to sell their products off-premises," said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in mid-March.
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis followed suit in mid-May: "I allowed [bars and restaurants] to deliver alcohol, I think that's been pretty popular, we're probably going to keep that going," he told reporters."
snip-"The pandemic also drove a surge in online sales using phone apps that connect consumers with local liquor stores for home delivery."
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Hangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends (Original Post)
irisblue
Sep 2020
OP
I'm working from home. When I get off work, all I have to do is to walk to the kitchen, and
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2020
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,621 posts)1. I'm working from home. When I get off work, all I have to do is to walk to the kitchen, and
it's Miller time.
I'm paying attention.
Thank you for the thread.
rownesheck
(2,343 posts)2. It'll continue
for at least 4 more years if things go south November 3rd.
irisblue
(33,034 posts)3. There must be historians, public policy & sociology grad students
Who are tracking increased alcohol & prescribed pharmaceutical sales.
Dissertations will be written on this.
Amishman
(5,559 posts)4. doesn't seem like a big deal to me
Someone with an addiction was not deterred by the mild restrictions that are now being removed.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)5. Consumption was high in January
US drinking more now than just before Prohibition
https://apnews.com/f1f81ade0748410aaeb6eeab7a772bf7
I'm not sure whether the production from breweries, distilleries and vineyards has increased.
Constellation Brands revenues in the quarter ended May 31 were a little less than a year ago.
https://apnews.com/f1f81ade0748410aaeb6eeab7a772bf7
I'm not sure whether the production from breweries, distilleries and vineyards has increased.
Constellation Brands revenues in the quarter ended May 31 were a little less than a year ago.