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An increase in alcohol excise duty in Canada has been capped at 2% for two years – a move that has been welcomed by the spirits sector. 

The federal government has announced a two-year extension of the 2% cap on the annual alcohol excise duty inflation adjustment, as well as announcing reduced excise duty rates on beer to benefit the smaller brewers.

Blues duo Blood Brothers will headline the Greeley Blues Jam alongside a lineup of "hot names," according to festival organizers.

Colorado’s wonky weather struck again Saturday, causing organizers of the annual Greeley Blues Jam to switch the event from its original outdoor location on the lawn of the Island Grove Regional Park to inside the event center.

The head of Ontarios cannabis business plans to step down later this month, the third such departure in as many years, as the Crown corporation announces it will conduct a national search to find a new leader to oversee the organization.  The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), which oversees the Ontario Cannabis Store e-commerce site and the provinces wholesale marijuana distribution, said that interim Chief Executive Officer Thomas Haig plans to leave his role, effective March 23. ...