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November 13, 2010

State Ban Prompts A Run On Four Loko

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The owner of the Hamilton Mart near Gonzaga says since the ban was announced he has sold 50 cases of Four Loko, and the demand for the drink remains high. [...]

November 17, 2010

Four Loko Drink To Remove Caffeine

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The Chicago-based manufacturer of the drink Four Loko is changing its recipe. The caffeine and alcohol drink has been banned in several cities around the [...]

November 14, 2010

Four Loko In NY: Some Distributors Agree To Voluntary Ban

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More than 20 students have been hospitalized for Four Loko-related incidents at Ramapo College in New Jersey. The school has since banned the drink. [...]

November 17, 2010

Nanny State Watch: Loko Edition

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[On Sunday] New York joined the Four Loko Four, the states (Michigan, Oklahoma, Washington, and Utah) that have banned caffeinated malt beverages. Sort of. [...]

November 12, 2010

Eddie Huang: The Chef Who Won't Stop Drinking Four Loko

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It's been a bad day for Four Loko. After a long series of articles about the alcoholic energy drink's dangers, it was finally banned in Washington state. [...]

November 13, 2010

Rush Is On To Get Four Loko Before It Disappears

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A banned beverage, blamed for hospitalizing local students, has become a hot commodity. Five days before it must be pulled from store shelves, Four Loko is [...]

November 12, 2010

Caffeinated Alcohol Beverages Come Under Fire

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The newspaper writes that in recent months, cases of students and others who are ending up in hospitals after drinking “Four Loko and other beverages” that [...]

November 14, 2010

Why It's So Risky

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“Some, like Four Loko, are 12 percent alcohol and have something in the range of 200mg of caffeine,” says Bruce Goldberger, a forensic toxicologist at the [...]

November 15, 2010

Death From Alcohol Based Energy Drinks Spurs Bans

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They moved quickly after the news story that showed nine college students from Washington were rushed to the hospital after a night of drinking Four Loko, [...]

November 13, 2010

Update: Alcoholic Energy Drinks Banned In Wash. State

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away millions of dollars of beer-based drinks that also feature caffeine, such as the malt-liquor energy drink Four Loko, from their store shelves. [...]

November 16, 2010

Police: Before Crash, Teen Drank Four Loko

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12 percent alcohol - the equivalent to the amount of alcohol in a glass of wine. Four Loko has been banned in Washington, Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma. [...]

November 16, 2010

Banning Four Loko: First Utah, Then ...

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Okrent suggested that drinkers would find easy alternatives to Four Loko where it has been banned, but that the controversy could boost sales in states [...]

November 13, 2010

Four Loko Under Fire In Somerville, Around Country

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18, and in Oklahoma the drink will be completely banned starting Dec. 3. At the university level, Four Loko has been banned by Central Washington University [...]

November 15, 2010

'Four Loko' Found In Deadly Teen Crash

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Four Loko is a caffeinated alcoholic drink that has 12 percent alcohol by volume. It has been banned in Michigan and received negative press after being [...]

November 14, 2010

NY Sobering Up On Sales Of Alcoholic Energy Drinks

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The popular drinks, which can have up to four times as much alcohol as four beers and have cartoon-worthy names like Four Loko, have been banned in [...]

November 16, 2010

Police Say Mesa Teen Drank 4 Loko Before Crash

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taken to a hospital with several spinal fractures. Four Loko contains 12% alcohol - 24 proof - and is sold in 23.5-once cans and is banned in some states. [...]

November 12, 2010

Update: Alcoholic Energy Drinks Banned In WA

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away millions of dollars of beer-based drinks that also feature caffeine, such as the malt-liquor energy drink Four Loko, from their store shelves. [...]

November 17, 2010

Maker Of Four Loko To Stop Shipments To NY State

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AP , 11.14.10, 01:21 PM EST NEW YORK -- The maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink that has been banned in four states has agreed to stop shipments to New [...]

November 12, 2010

Four Loko Rush Begins

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If fact, Four Loko bottles are being bought by people who've never actually had the drink and want to experience a rush before it's banned from the shelves. [...]

November 12, 2010

NJ Lawmakers Call For College Ban On Alcoholic Energy Drinks

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Extreme intoxication has become so widespread with consumption that the popular Four Loko alcoholic energy drink inspired a Web site that serves as a forum [...]

November 17, 2010

Four Loko BANNED

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Four Loko BANNED – Caffeinated Alcoholic Cocktails NOT BANNED. Okay, so Four Loko is banned – many states started taking action early, banning the sale of [...]

November 12, 2010

Washington Becomes Second State To Ban Alcohol Energy Drinks

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The decision by the Washington State Liquor Control Board comes after nine Central Washington University students were hospitalized after drinking Four Loko [...]

November 16, 2010

Schumer Says Four Loko, Similar Drinks Will Be Banned

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The beverages have names such as Four Loko and Joose. They are currently sold in party stores along with beer and wine. However, the products have high [...]

November 13, 2010

Four Loko Caused Death Of 21-

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"We have the ability to get Four Loko off the shelves nationwide," a friend of the victim told WJZ. Four Loko is already banned on college campuses across [...]

November 15, 2010

Boston City Council To Meet About Four Loko

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"Four Loko" is nicknamed "blackout in can" and is very popular with college student. Some states have banned the drink because of health risks. [...]


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