State Alcohol Regulation Focus on Day One of Alcohol Law Symposium

The Fifth Annual Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP) Alcohol Law Symposium began with a welcome by CAP Advisory Council members Patrick Lynch, former Rhode Island attorney general, and Jim Hall, former National Transportation Safety Board chairman, who emphasized the Symposium’s value as a gathering of state alcohol regulators, public health advocates, members of the alcohol beverage industry and others interested in alcohol policy issues.

Maryland Attorney General and National Association of Attorneys General President Doug Gansler delivered remarks on the role state attorneys general play in regulatory, law enforcement and public health functions. Specifically, he emphasized the role attorneys general play in protecting the public and children from the abuses of alcohol. Read more…