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Sione Olive, 26, stood trial in a San Mateo, California court for driving under the influence of kava tea. He passed a breathalyzer test and might have gone free had he not told the police about the 23 cups of kava tea he’d drunk. Kava tea is used for stress relief and ‘promoting a state of relaxed unconcern’. (Associated Press, 21 August, 2001)
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In 2005 student binge-drinking was becoming a problem around the University of Wisconsin-Madison, so local bars agreed to stop having special offers on Friday and Saturday nights. The students sued them, alleging a price-fixing (anti-trust) conspiracy. A Wisconsin judge threw the case out, and the bars reinstated their discounts anyway. (Associated Press, II May 2005)
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