Can a Beer Label Be Hazardous to Your Health, Safety and Welfare?

Here's an odd story from the world of packaging. Flying Dog brewery is suing the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on First Amendment grounds after its best-selling beer, Raging Bitch, was banned by the state, which claims the label, designed by Ralph Steadman, is "detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public." Steadman, of course, is known for his quite freaky illustrations, including those in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and many other works by Hunter S.