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From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:

Sales of "fortified" beer and wine will be banned in certain Seattle neighborhoods as part of a plan to cut homelessness and chronic alcoholism, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported Aug. 31.

The ban applies to 29 specific brands, including Thunderbird, Richard's Wild Irish Rose, and Night Train Express wines, and Colt 45 Ice, Olde English 800, and Red Dog beers.

The local liquor-control board said the rules applied to sales in stores in downtown Seattle and the Belltown, Lower Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Central Area, University District, and International District neighborhoods.

City officials said they will monitor the ban closely to ensure that sales don't simply shift to other areas of the city.

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