Control State News UT: Oklahoma beer vote passes and it could have an impact on 3.2 beer in Utah

License State News OK: Liquor store group to challenge alcohol question in court IN: Ind. wine dealer challenges Illinois law barring importation of alcoholic beverages

International News Canada: Great Western Brewing, Steam Whistle, win latest battle in Alberta beer war

Public Health News Alcohol damage to fetus measured by new blood test

Industry News Is Molson Coors the Real Winner in the Budweiser-Miller Merger? Bacardi North American CMO: ‘We are transforming how we engage with consumers’

Education News Central Michigan University Collaborates to Curb Student Alcohol, Drug Addiction

Daily News Alcohol banned from stadiums, streets at 2022 World Cup in Qatar

November 10, 2016 SAVE THE DATE DRUG TRENDS CLASS (HUFFING, DABBING, DOPING & LEGALIZATION INFLUENCES)

December 12, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm in Twin Falls, Idaho Spots still available! Registration Fee is $90.00 Registration Form For more info: Jermaine Galloway, Tall Cop •

2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE RESPONSIBLE RETAILING FORUM April 24-25, 2017

To join the mailing list for conference updates visit www.rrforum.org or email [email protected]. •

NABCA LEGAL SYMPOSIUM March 12-14, 2017 Arlington, Virginia •

NABCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE May 22-25, 2017

Mark your calendars! The NABCA Annual Conference will be held at the JW Marriott Marco Island in Marco Island, FL. If you have questions, contact the Meetings Department at [email protected] • LARGE & RURAL PARTY ENFORCEMENT PREVENTION & DISPERSAL TRAINING May 2017 May, 2017: Law Enforcement Instructors wanted! Looking to co-train with other experts in this field. Topics to include: Outdoor party patrols or rural party patrol enforcement; Coalitions who work with Law Enforcement, and have creative strategies for dealing with these parties; Illegal sales of alcohol; Drug influences during these parties; Making a high Impact with low numbers; and more! This Training is for: Law Enforcement; Coalitions; Alcohol Service Providers; Probation & Parole; Student Resource Officers

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) For more information, please contact Jessica. This training is brought to you by: The Northwest Alcohol Conference (new website coming soon!) Thanks for all of your support!! • Registration now open! INAUGURAL BEVERAGE ALCOHOL RETAILERS CONFERENCE June 12-14, 2017, Minneapolis, MN

Registration and sponsorship information is available at www.BevRetailersConference.com. Registration is now open, so visit the BARC website today to secure your early bird rate before prices increase on February 9. Seating for BARC is limited. VIEW FLYER

NABCA HIGHLIGHTS •

Update! Control State Info Sheets on the following states: Vermont, North Carolina, Maine & Pennsylvania.

•

Research: Powdered Alcohol: An Encapsulation (updated 7/2016)

•

Grocery & Convenience Stores as Alcohol Outlets (updated 6/2016)

•

Craft Products: Research and Legal Analysis (4/2016)

•

NABCA Survey Database – now available for members on the website.

•

Beverage Alcohol Control Agency Info Sheet The control agency info sheet provides details about control jurisdiction and how each regulates the product and promotes alcohol awareness within the respective communities.

www.NABCA.org

2

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016)

CONTROL STATE NEWS UT: Oklahoma beer vote passes and it could have an impact on 3.2 beer in Utah FOX 13 By Ben Winslow November 9, 2016 SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control told FOX 13 it is studying the impact of a ballot initiative that modernizes Oklahoma's liquor laws, which could have a significant impact on our state's beer laws. Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of State Question 792, which allows for wine and full-strength beer to be sold in grocery and convenience stores. The measure goes into effect in 2018, FOX 13 sister-station KFOR in Oklahoma City reported. "DABC is aware of the Oklahoma passage of the initiative to allow heavy beer and wine to be sold in grocery stores and convenience stores. We have also been aware, for some time now, that passage of this initiative could possibly result in breweries eliminating 3.2 beer altogether," said DABC spokesman Terry Wood. "At this time, we are analyzing the impact of the vote and have heard nothing from producers of 3.2 beer." As FOX 13 previously reported, Oklahomans consume 56-percent of the country's 3.2 beer. Utah is second at 29-percent. If Oklahoma abandons 3.2 beer, it raises questions about whether the nation's largest breweries would continue to make it for smaller states that don't drink it. (Colorado plans to do away with 3.2 beer in 2019.) Currently, Utah sells high-point beer in state-run liquor stores. The Utah Beer Wholesalers Association has said if major brewers do away with 3.2 beer, there could be less selection on store shelves. They have suggested the Utah State Legislature may have to redefine beer in state law to allow high-point in grocery and convenience stores. But the nation's largest brewer said it did not have any plans to stop distributing 3.2 beer in Utah. "Yesterday, Oklahomans voted to pass State Question 792 (SQ 792) to modernize their beer laws. Anheuser-Busch was proud to support the consumer-driven effort. SQ 792 will bring increased selection and convenience for consumers, and help the beer industry grow in Oklahoma," an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson said in an email to FOX 13. "Anheuser-Busch is also a proud member of the Utah beer community and has provided Utah beer drinkers with their choice of beer, regardless of the alcohol content, for decades. Ultimately, our focus is on the customer and we are prepared to continue to provide Utah beer drinkers with the products they demand."

LICENSE STATE NEWS OK: Liquor store group to challenge alcohol question in court Tulsa World By Samuel Hardiman November 10, 2016 Following the passage of a state question that will overhaul Oklahoma’s alcohol laws, the head of a group of liquor stores said the association plans to challenge the question on constitutional grounds. State Question 792 passed by a large margin Tuesday. It will take effect in 2018 and allow retailers such as convenience and grocery stores to sell strong beer and wine.

3

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) Bryan Kerr of the Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma said the group plans to sue on 14th Amendment grounds, which refers to equal protection under the law. Kerr said he would expect the challenge to be filed by the end of next week if not sooner.

IN: Ind. wine dealer challenges Illinois law barring importation of alcoholic beverages Legal News Line By John Breslin November 9, 2016 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois officials aren't commenting on a challenge to the laws barring retailers from importing wine and other alcoholic beverages into the state. The legal challenge, by an Indiana wine dealer and two Illinois residents, was filed just days after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new law stiffening penalties for retailers involved in the importation of liquor. Questioned about the law, and the reasons for it being on the books, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office directed questions to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, which also didn't have much to say.. “The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is reviewing the case and withholds further comment at this time while the matter makes its way through judicial proceedings,” Terry Horstman, a commission spokesman, told Legal Newsline. Wine dealer Lebamoff Enterprises, Joseph Doust and Irwin Berkley, both of Cook County, in their lawsuit accuse Illinois government officials of discrimination by blocking what can be sold to consumers in the state. The suit was filed Sept. 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It names Rauner, Madigan, Illinois Liquor Control Commission Chairwoman Constance Beard and liquor board executive director U-Jong Choe. Under current Illinois law, wine retailers in the state can obtain an “off-premises license” from the state “and deliver wine directly to Illinois consumers any wine that it has in its inventory.” But only retailers based in Illinois can obtain such a license. The complaint states that treating interstate sales, shipment and delivery differently than intra-state transactions is a “statutory scheme” that “discriminates against out-of-state wine retailers” and violates the federal Commerce Clause. The plaintiffs argue the limitations violate federal laws on interstate commerce applicable to retailers and customers. Rauner, on Aug. 26, signed a law stiffening penalties for those importing wine into the state. It can now be prosecuted as a Class 4 felony, which carries a potential one- to three-year prison sentence. The law also raises licensing fees across the board for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. While retailers cannot import into the state, wineries are allowed to do so if licensed. Representatives of the Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois - a trade group funded by the state's two largest wholesalers, Breakthru Beverage Group and Southern Wine & Spirits - have said the bill will bring in more revenue that will help the state's oversight of bootleggers and "bad actors" of e-commerce. "(The bill) protects the health and safety of Illinois consumers by promoting compliance with state law. It also gives the Illinois Liquor Control Commission the resources it needs to prevent out-of-state suppliers from taking advantage of a loophole that allowed them to directly ship wine into Illinois without paying taxes," Karin Lijana Matura, executive director of Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois, said in a statement following the signing of the bill, according to a Chicago Tribune report. But opponents of the law argue the state is missing out on "millions of dollars" in tax revenue and licensing fees.

4

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Canada: Great Western Brewing, Steam Whistle, win latest battle in Alberta beer war Breweries allege rebate program for small Alberta brewers is unconstitutional CBC News By Michelle Bellefontaine November 9, 2016 An Alberta court granted an injunction Tuesday to Ontario-based Steam Whistle Brewing and Saskatchewan-based Great Western Brewing Company against Alberta's rebate program for the province's small brewers. Both breweries allege the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program, introduced by the Alberta government in August, is unconstitutional because it creates a barriers for out-of-province breweries. The companies are pursuing separate legal actions but they were both heard in a Calgary courtroom on Tuesday. For Great Western Brewing Company, the injunction means the markup will revert to the 48 cents a litre the company was paying prior to Aug. 5, said president and CEO Michael Micovcin. "For us, Alberta represents 60 per cent of our sales and business has been hurt quite badly since the new markup went into effect in early August," he said. "So we're obviously very pleased with the decision." Micovcin said the temporary relief won't result in the company going back to pre-August prices. The company will be back in court to argue the larger constitutional case in May. If the company loses, it will be obligated to pay back the difference in the markup to the Alberta government. "It's going to certainly help us be more competitive but we won't be able to completely roll the clocks back," he said. Greg Taylor, one of the founders of Steam Whistle, said in a news release that his company is fighting back to make beer taxes "fair and equitable" across the country. "We want to help create a climate that cultivates the fledgling craft beer industry which is creating much-needed manufacturing jobs in cities and towns across Canada," Taylor said. This is the second injunction granted to Steam Whistle. In January, the company went to court over the previous attempt by the government to help Alberta's small brewers. Finance Minister Joe Ceci, minister in charge of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC), would not comment on the court case. The program has been well-received by Alberta's small brewers and will continue, he said. "We're going forward with what we have set in place," Ceci said. "It's diversifying our beer industry, and it's helping out." Last fall, the AGLC instituted a new graduated markup based on volume produced that favoured small brewers. The smallest producers were given a markup of just ten cents a litre, while producers from out of province were levied a markup of $1.25/litre. After the industry complained, the AGLC instituted a markup of $1.25/litre for all beer regardless of its origin. Alberta craft brewers that produce and sell less than 300,000 hectolitres each year could then apply for a monthly rebate. Steam Whistle still wasn't happy. Neither was Great Western Brewing, based in Saskatoon, which filed its own court challenge. The Alberta government maintains the province has the most open beer market in Canada, which has benefited out-of-province brewers and made it hard for Alberta brewers to compete.

5

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) Saskatchewan and Ontario have liquor commissions that operate stores in those provinces. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario gives preference to Ontario-based wines and craft beers. Taylor, of Steam Whistle, said he is offering to help Alberta brewers get into the Ontario retail market and wants to feature them at a winter craft beer festival in Toronto next year.

PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS Alcohol damage to fetus measured by new blood test Medical News Today Written by Tim Newman November 10, 2016 The effect of alcohol on the developing fetus is difficult to predict; however, earlier interventions can help minimize the damage. Researchers from America and Ukraine have joined forces to design a blood test that might help solve this problem. It is widely known that drinking during pregnancy carries a health risk for the child. Despite this common knowledge, and because around 50 percent of American pregnancies are unplanned, alcohol consumption during early pregnancy still occurs. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a range of physical and mental disabilities that can affect a child's development and have long-lasting consequences. Symptoms of FASD vary from individual to individual but can include physical changes, such as slightly different facial characteristics and smaller heads. Children may also weigh less and be shorter in stature than average. FASD often includes cognitive difficulties and behavioral issues - for instance, impaired attention, memory, and speech development. In the United States and Western Europe, around 2-5 percent of school-aged children are affected by FASD; other parts of the world have even higher figures. Searching for alcohol damage One of the major issues facing clinicians is that the extent of the alcohol damage is difficult to gauge until later in the child's life. "It's a huge problem, but we might not realize the full scope because infants born with normal-looking physical features may be missed, making many cases difficult to diagnose early," says co-senior author Prof. Rajesh Miranda, of the Texas A&M College of Medicine. Teams of scientists from the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, and the Omni-Net Birth Defects Prevention Program in Ukraine recently combined their efforts to design a solution. Their findings are published today in PLOS One. The group of researchers set out to develop a test that would be able to measure the extent of alcohol damage at an earlier stage. The investigators looked at birth outcomes for 68 pregnant women from prenatal care clinics in western Ukraine. Blood samples were taken along with information about the women's health history and alcohol consumption in the second and third trimesters.

6

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) Alcohol exposure in early pregnancy alters microRNA circulation Once the data were analyzed, the researchers found significant differences in certain markers in the maternal blood samples. Alcohol exposure during early pregnancy changed the amount of circulating small RNA molecules, called microRNAs (miRNAs). These changes in miRNAs were particularly marked in the mothers whose child showed neurobehavioral or physical signs due to alcohol within the first 12 months of life. Prof. Miranda says: "Collectively, our data indicate that maternal plasma miRNAs may help predict infant outcomes and may be useful to classify difficult-to-diagnose FASD subpopulations." One of the factors that make FASD so difficult to predict is that similar amounts of infant exposure to alcohol can result in vastly different outcomes for the child. "Although it is generally true that binge drinking during pregnancy presents the greatest risk, not all women who consume substantial amounts of alcohol in pregnancy will have a child who is clearly affected." ~ Co-senior author Prof. Christina Chambers Having a specific biomarker that can be measured in the second and third trimester could help determine if the unborn child would benefit from early interventions. Early intervention may prevent further damage FASD cannot be cured, but in some cases, children can benefit from early interventions, where exposure to alcohol could potentially be reduced. As Dr. Wladimir Wertelecki, leader of the team in Ukraine, says: "Good nutrition, better perinatal healthcare, lowering stress levels, and infant care interventions can all improve the outcome of alcohol-affected pregnancies." The results of the current investigation are encouraging; the team will continue their research and look at a larger sample of women. They also plan to see if these early-stage markers are useful predictors of longer term developmental issues in the children. Prof. Miranda says: "If we can reset developmental trajectories earlier in life, it is a lot easier than trying to treat disabilities later in life." Identifying mothers and infants who are most at risk will enable healthcare providers to ensure they receive extra care and support.

INDUSTRY NEWS Is Molson Coors the Real Winner in the Budweiser-Miller Merger? Madison.com November 9, 2016 Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) completed its acquisition of SABMiller last month, giving the megabrewer even greater global reach, but the real winner from this merger will actually be Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), which acquired the other half of MillerCoors it didn't already own. The one-time joint venture will now be the engine that fuels its new parent's frothy gains. There should be a lot to celebrate going forward, now that Molson Coors has fully acquired a portfolio of brands that will allow it to sell both north and south of the Canadian border. Image source: Coors Light. Beer sales going flat The tale of brewers quarterly earnings is telling, with Big Beer still facing less heady times. •

Anheuser-Busch InBev reported falling sales, lower volumes, and plunging profits, the sixth consecutive quarter its earnings missed expectations. With Brazil, its second largest market, coming apart, it definitely needs the Miller acquisition to work out.

7

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) •

Molson Coors also suffered a hangover, with lower sales, volumes, and adjusted profits, though the latter came in ahead of Wall Street expectations. With even its flagship Coors Light brand getting hit, the brewer needs something to spice it up.

•

MillerCoors, though, in its last quarterly report before being consumed by Molson Coors, was able to notch marginally higher sales and wider profits. While not even it could buck industry trends, as both sales to retailers (STRs) and sales to wholesalers were down, it saw both the Miller Lite and Coors Light brands gain market share -- the former for the eighth consecutive quarter.

•

Conversely, the original Coors Banquet brand grew STRs, and it looks to be on track for a 10th straight year of growth.

While there were some notable failures in the quarter, such as Miller Genuine Draft's posting double-digit declines, the real beneficial changes will occur once Molson Coors integrates MillerCoors portfolio fully into its operations. A two-way street The brewer is looking to see which brands it owns that would work well north of the border, as well as the ones it's fully acquired that could now move south and be sold in the United States. The joint-venture agreement that created MillerCoors in 2007 mainly allowed it to distribute beer in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, while granting Molson permission to market and distribute certain Miller brands in Canada, primarily Miller Genuine Draft. A few years ago, that set-up created a period of recrimination between the two brewers when Miller charged Molson with not doing enough to promote its brands and wanting to withdraw from the agreement. Molson Coors could be golden after fully acquiring the MillerCoors joint venture and planning to enlarge the markets its brands are sold in. Image source: Miller Genuine Draft. The two eventually settled their differences mainly by agreeing to allow Miller to take over the sales of Miller products, including MGD, which had been part of Molson's Canadian portfolio. Now, though, all of that has been folded into Molson, and it plans to migrate brands in both directions over the border. On the brewer's conference earnings conference call with analysts, CEO Mark Hunter said, "We're also assessing the opportunities for Miller High Life and other U.S. brands that we can lift and shift into the Canada market." A global craft-beer market He hinted at that strategy a couple of weeks ago in an interview with The Canadian Press, when he said the brewer intends to introduce into Canada various mass-brewed and craft beers from the U.S. and Europe, such as Leinenkugel, Miller High Life, Sharp's, and Staropramen. At the same time, he saw the opportunity to bring some of Canada's craft beers, such as Creemore and Granville Island, south and introduce them into the burgeoning U.S. craft-beer market. Not that the strategy doesn't carry some risks. While the U.S. craft-beer market is large and growing, it has been suffering of late from an explosion of choice. Industry growth slowed to just 6% earlier this year, down from 17%, and much of that was due to slack sales among the largest brands, including Boston Beer's Samuel Adams, New Belgium Brewing, and even Anheuser-Busch's Shock Top. Still, starting from zero gives Molson Coors a chance to nibble away at some of the market share held by the industry leaders, and imported beers have been one of the stronger segments of the overall beer market, suggesting that even if the beer is coming out of Canada, it still might gain. It also offers Canadian beer drinkers a wider selection of beers they haven't had access to before, which could help expand sales. Anheuser-Busch InBev may have the global beer market to target, and its results mean it needs the megamerger to work out quickly. But Molson Coors now has the U.S. and Canadian markets to itself, and that could let it see frothy gains in its future.

8

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) 10 stocks we like better than Molson Coors Brewing When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Molson Coors Brewing wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.

Bacardi North American CMO: ‘We are transforming how we engage with consumers’ Digiday By Yuyu Chen November 10, 2016 This is the last installment of The Digiday List of Innovative CMOs series, featuring a handful of trail-blazing brand marketers who are driving the bottom line through digital innovation. Bacardi is used to shifting behaviors. Once most associated with its namesake rum, the brand was outpaced by whiskey when customers’ tastes changed. Now to reach those drinkers, and newer ones, its own approach to digital has had to evolve. The brand replaced its single global CMO with two CMOs last year, one based in Europe and the other in the U.S. And Bacardi consolidated its portfolio of more than 200 liquor products — including Cazadores, Grey Goose and Bombay Sapphire — under one ad agency, BBDO. The company also made its first move into programmatic a few months ago through a partnership with media agency OMD. “We are moving lots of ad spend, effort and brand focus into digital, especially mobile,” said Mauricio Vergara, CMO for Bacardi’s North American operations. “This year you can see lots of innovations in terms of how we engage with consumers.” Here, we break down how Bacardi is changing the way it’s doing marketing. Better use of data As Bacardi diverts more resources to digital, Vergara’s team is using more analytics from social and mobile to optimize media investment. The company uses data to understand not only who its consumers are but also where and when they will see the brand message, said Vergara. For instance, Bacardi is able to use geodata to identify consumers when they are at the bar, and then serve them branded posts on Snapchat or Instagram. And it can use data to learn which one of 10 different edits of the same video resonates most with consumers. “We are increasingly data-driven and intent-driven,” said Vergara. Bacardi also made its first foray into programmatic a few months ago through a partnership with OMD, in hoping to serve more targeted ads. While many big ad spenders are bringing this functionality in-house, Bacardi doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon. “Community management and content have to be owned by Bacardi. But right now, we are still learning the right balance between partnerships and in-house,” said Vergara. Focus on experiences Data aside, Bacardi is looking to go beyond parties to become more “relevant to the culture,” by offering consumers unique experiences.

9

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) Its experiential marketing takes place both online and offline. Last month, Bacardi-owned Bombay Sapphire — in collaboration with its agency BBDO — created Artifier, a Chrome extension that turns any banners into art from Bombay Sapphire’s Artisan Series program. In August of this year, Bacardi and BBDO teamed up with electronic music artist Goldroom on a digital scavenger hunt, where the brand hid 10 pairs of tickets on its website. Participants had to turn on Google Chrome’s incognito mode or follow clues on Goldrooms’ Twitter to unlock sweepstakes including tickets and exclusive tracks. In July of this year, Bacardi also named artist Swizz Beatz as its chief creative for culture. Brands have made similar hires in the past — mostly stunts — including Polaroid’s ill-fated appointment of Lady Gaga as its creative director and Intel’s odd hiring of will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas as its “Director of Creative Innovation.” But Bacardi’s teaming with Beatz is organic, said Vergara, a natural extension of the brand’s collaboration with him at the brand’s first contemporary art fair, No Commission, in Miami last year. No Commission exhibited emerging artists’ work that was curated by Beatz through his foundation, the Dean Collection. More than $1 million in art were sold during the event, said Bacardi. “Influencers are becoming critical part of our marketing strategy. By working with them, we are able to give our consumers unique experiences and amplify our brand message,” said Vergara. Reignite the rum brand Vergara believes that marketing innovation and product innovation are closely related. Across the liquor industry, the sales of vodka and rum have been flat while whiskey has been thriving, but he thinks that rum will gradually make a comeback this year or next. In response, Bacardi will launch more craft, artisanal rum options. “We always keep an eye on how the trend is evolving,” said Vergara. “At Bacardi right now, we have a very strong agenda on the position of rum and the category overall is moving towards premium.”

EDUCATION NEWS Central Michigan University Collaborates to Curb Student Alcohol, Drug Addiction 9 & 10 News By Adora Namigadde, Reporter November 10, 2016 In cities across the country, drugs and alcohol can be problems -- that includes on college campuses. It can lead to substance abuse issues. That's why a local university wants to arm its students with information before the problem even starts. CM CREW is an effort by the Ten 16 Recovery Network, Central Michigan University and the City of Mount Pleasant to curb that trend. “They've been at home for 18 years, now they're moving out for the first time,” said CMU Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Tony Voison. “There's a lot of Independence, a lot of decisions.” Sometimes those decisions aren't the right ones and on any college campus, drugs and alcohol can creep their way in. That includes locally, at Central Michigan University. “Twenty-thousand students working and living together. So because of that there are needs not only to provide education and promotional efforts, but also in some cases support.” The reason behind a new program called CM CREW.

10

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) When it launches next week -- the Ten 16 Recovery Network will offer a network of support to students on campus. “For those currently in recovery from substance abuse disorder and providing recovery support services, peer support groups, one on one coaching,” said CM CREW Program Supervisor Jessica Miller. It's for students across the board --- those in recovery and those who may just be experimenting with drugs and alcohol. “This is not healthy for you. And if you are struggling that you have a place to come on campus, and that would be the CM CREW office.” Recovery can be tough when you're surrounded by the very things you want to avoid. This is a program meant to help students make well-informed decisions down the road. “These are students we want to see succeed. Anything we can do to try to provide that support and keep them in school is our primary motive,” Voison said. Ten 16 is paying for the services and CMU is helping promote the program. Next week, CM CREW will host its first recovery group.

DAILY NEWS Alcohol banned from stadiums, streets at 2022 World Cup in Qatar The Washington Post By Marissa Payne November 9, 2016 Beer and sports may go hand-in-hand in some parts of the world, but not Qatar, where FIFA plans to stage the 2022 World Cup. Officials in the conservative Middle Eastern country announced on Tuesday it would ban the public consumption of alcohol during the tournament, including on streets, public squares and in the stadiums. “I am personally against the provision of alcohol in stadiums and public places based on our values and our traditions and our culture,” the secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Al-Thawadi told Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq. Al-Thawadi said the country would adhere to its current policies regarding alcohol and allow those who wish to drink to still do so in “specific and faraway places from the public squares.” It is against the law to drink alcohol or be drunk in public, and according to the U.S. State Department, anyone caught doing so could face “severe” penalties, including immediate arrest, hefty fines, deportation and even imprisonment. The British government informs travelers to only drink alcohol in licensed hotel restaurants and bars, and adds that bringing your own into the country is a bad idea. Qatar bans the importation of alcohol, drugs, pornography, pork products and religious books and material, and airport officials in Doha routinely scan travelers’ bags. The stiffness of Qatar’s restrictions on public consumption of alcohol are unprecedented in World Cup history. Although beer and alcohol bans are fairly common in soccer stadiums around the world as a measure to curb violence, beer has always been a part of World Cup culture. When Brazil tried to push for an alcohol ban in its World Cup stadiums ahead of the 2014 tournament, then-FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke pushed back. “Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we’re going to have them,” he said. “Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that’s something we won’t negotiate.”

11

NABCA Daily News Update (11/10/2016) With Valcke and former FIFA President Sepp Blatter now out of power, however, it’s unclear where FIFA stands on Qatar’s policy. Budweiser remains a major FIFA sponsor. Qatar’s strict cultural norms have long been an issue in the run-up to the tournament, which was moved from the summer months to the winter due to concerns about dangerously high temperatures. Of particular concern are the country’s treatment of women and the LGBT community. Under the law, women must cover their shoulders and dress modestly, being careful of showing too much skin. Homosexuality, meanwhile, is outlawed altogether and punishable by up to seven years in prison for foreigners and expatriates. Qatari natives who identify as LGBT could face death sentences. “This is disturbing news for LGBT people who want to attend the World Cup in 2022, as well as for the coaches and players who would participate in the tournament,” Chad Griffin, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, wrote in The Post in 2014.

This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of NABCA members, free-of-charge. If you do not wish to receive this daily service, please respond with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the Subject line. In addition, if there is another individual within your company who should also be receiving this service, please forward their NAME, TITLE, EMPLOYER, and EMAIL ADDRESS to [email protected]. Thank you for your time and attention as we continue to work to improve upon the services and benefits that we provide to our members. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association.

12