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Distilled Spirits Council Urges Ban of Alcohol Vapor Devices; Senate Committee on Regulated Industries Hears Bill Today Mon Mar 21,12:48 PM ET To: State Desk Contact: Sarah Rosen of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, 202-682-8840; Web: http://www.distilledspirits.org WASHINGTON, March 21, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Distilled Spirits Council today urged swift passage of legislation introduced in Florida banning "alcohol without liquid" (AWOL) devices that allow consumers to inhale alcohol by mixing alcohol with pure oxygen. The bill, SB 794, sponsored by Senator Mike Haridopolos, would prohibit the sale or use of these devices and make its sale a...

WASHINGTON, July 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Liquor stores will be open on Sundays in 31 states, up from 21 just two and a half years ago, the Distilled Spirits Council said today, noting that the trend of rolling back Prohibition-era blue laws is catching fire in states across the nation. Lifting Sunday sales bans is a trend that is being driven on the one hand by the need to increase consumer convenience in a modern era where Sunday is the second busiest shopping day of the year, the Council noted, and on the other hand by the desire for...