Three new drinking laws spur college students to political action
According to Minnesota Public Radio, college students in St. Joseph, Minn. were surprised when three new laws went into effect in their town. The three are detailed in this report … Continue reading
Enough said
Why Americans have the right to remain silent: This quote from an U of Minnesota student who was arrested as a Social Host twice in one night. “There’s 200 drunk … Continue reading
Bravo Robert Wagner of Blakeley Township, MN
Robert Wagner, a Blakeley Town Board Supervisor in Blakeley Township, Minnesota (and not the Hollywood star), gets to the heart of the problem with the local Social Host Law in Scott … Continue reading
Crosslake MN passes SHO
A new Social Host Ordinance was passed March 13, 2012 by the City of Crosslake, MN. Although a copy of the ordinance is not up on their website yet, the … Continue reading
Plymouth MN’s better idea
Plymouth responds to the overly broad, draconian model Social Host Law common among other Minnesota communities with a persnickety draconian law of their own. Not only does it include the … Continue reading
If only the laws were mock versions, too
Buried deep in an article about car accident reenactments for Park Rapids, MN students, the importance of seat-belts and the dangers of texting while driving, were these brief, disturbingly understated, … Continue reading
Constitutional challenge in St. Cloud; hundreds impacted.
The ordinance in its current form…seems a tad schizophrenic
Sherburne County board adds social host ordinance
“Our ordinance doesn’t differentiate between juveniles and adults of any age.”
In Minnesota: “Social host bill gets unsocial reception”
Proponents want to tighten the new state bill that applies only to adults 21 and older.
Underage Drinking & the Law 