ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy on public sentiment toward alcohol regulation in the U.S. found that despite some changing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes among adult Americans remain the same: the long-standing alcohol regulatory system in the U.S. works, and people like it.  Although many states have temporarily loosened some alcohol laws in response to the pandemic there is overwhelming consensus throughout the nation that alcohol is a product that needs to be regulated. In fact, a CAP survey record-high 85 percent of Americans are satisfied with the existing system for alcohol regulation in their respective states. 

4/15/2021

Save the date! We are planning to hold our 14th Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference August 29-31, 2021 in Chicago, Ill., and we can’t wait to see you all in person again later this year!

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The Center for Alcohol Policy is pleased to announce that Monica Pechous, a Chicago-Kent College of Law graduate, has been named the winner of its 13^th annual writing competition. Pechous graduated from Kent Law in December of 2020 and will start full-time as an intellectual property litigation associate at Tucker Ellis, LLP in St. Louis, MO later this year.

3/9/2021

The Center for Alcohol Policy is pleased to announce that Summer Childers, Director of the Licensing and Compliance Division of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, is the recipient of the Eighth Annual Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award. 

9/23/2020

If you are attending our Alcohol Law and Policy Conference series over the month of September, we have created a page on our website that will house all program and session materials for the conference and much more. To gain access, you must register. Upon registering, you will receive the password to view the page. Some materials are still outstanding and will be uploaded as received throughout the month. You can still register for the conference here.

We’re pleased to announce our 13^th Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference will move virtual for 2020. The conference will have a series of seminars scheduled to take place virtually over the course of four consecutive Wednesdays in the month of September.

In an effort to accommodate varied schedules and time zones, all sessions will be made available on-demand to conference registrants after the live seminars conclude; however, we encourage you to join live to participate in the Q&A portion of all sessions. 

The Center for Alcohol Policy is now accepting entries for its 13^th Annual Essay Contest. This national academic event is intended to foster debate, analysis and examination of state alcohol regulation in the 21^st Century.

6/17/2020

Today the Center for Alcohol Policy released a report confronting the wave of alcohol de-regulations around the country as a result of the Covid-19 public health emergency. 

6/9/2020

The Center for Alcohol Policy recently appointed Kelly Roberson as its new executive director. Previously working on Capitol Hill and in the private sector, Roberson brings extensive knowledge and experience in policy and marketing.

6/8/2020

Nominations are open for the Center for Alcohol Policy’s Eighth Annual Leadership in Alcohol Regulation Award to be presented at the Center’s 13^th Annual Alcohol Law and Policy Conference, August 30 – September 1 at the Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Ill. More information can be found here.

5/6/2020