Highlands licensing board bans large alcohol displays
The Highlands licensing board has taken a radical step in combating alcohol abuse this week. From 1st December new retail premises will only be able to create alcohol displays of up to 40 square metres; currently large supermarkets have displays of up to 400 square metres. This is a first for the UK. Councillor Maxine
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Australian sport’s “blackest day” has left more questions than answers
On 7th February 2013, Australia – and the wider sporting world – was rocked by the release of a report from the Australian Crime Commission that called doping in Australian sport 'widespread'. That Thursday was described as “the blackest day in Australian sport” by the former head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), Richard
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Firing an alcoholic is not a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act
An American freight transport company has been cleared of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after it fired an alcoholic employee. The case went to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Con-way Freight fired an alcoholic employee by the name of Ostrowski (the plaintiff) after he violated a return to work
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Professor David Nutt says drugs policy is “dishonest” and “unjust”
Professor David Nutt spoke at TedX Bristol this week about the failures of drug science. He was on the government Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs but was dismissed after clashing with ministers on issues of drug harm and drug classification. He has been campaigning for changes in drug classification for several years, saying
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