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One Day Left: NYC Super-Sized Sugary Drink Ban Goes Into Effect Tuesday
Starbucks To Continue Serving Venti-Sized Drinks, Despite Regulation

March 11, 2013 8:52 AM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Monday is the last day New Yorkers will be able to buysuper-sized sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues and street carts in New York City.

The cola crackdown goes into effect on Tuesday. The new regulation puts a 16-ounce limit on sugary drinks and applies to both bottled and fountain drinks.

The ban but does not include grocery or convenience stores that don’t serve prepared food. It also does not apply to diet soda, other calorie-free drinks or anything that has at least 50 percent milk or milk substitute.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/11/ ... ks-in-nyc/

There is a survey there too. Results are 97+% say people should be able to judge for themselves what they drink.
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Starbucks say they will still sell 20 ounce cups of coffee. Add sugar to your taste.
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Starbucks also allows open carry/CCW where it is legal.
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A NY Judge just threw out the new law.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-tos ... 25z;_ylv=3
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About time someone in the judiciary reeled this idiot back in.
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centermass wrote:About time someone in the judiciary reeled this idiot back in.
This is why the founding fathers created the Legistative, Judicary, and Exedutive.
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Jim wrote:A NY Judge just threw out the new law.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-tos ... 25z;_ylv=3

How much did all this liberal bullshit cost the good taxpayers of NY? Over a fucking can of tonic. Unreal. I really hate liberals.
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