Brownbagging
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Brownbagging or brown-bagging refers to various uses of a typical brown paper bag:
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[edit] Alcohol
- Under United States open container laws, carrying a container of alcohol concealed in a paper bag
- Bringing your own alcoholic beverages to a restaurant lacking a liquor license (also known as BYOB for Bring Your Own Bottle)[1]
[edit] Food
- Carrying a home-made lunch to work or school, frequently in a brown paper bag
- A brownbag, an informal meeting or presentation, to which you are welcome to bring your lunch
[edit] Medicine
- Supplying privately purchased drugs to a hospital or clinic[2].
[edit] Agriculture
- Brownbagging (agriculture), the farming practice of reusing seeds from year to year, which is illegal for patented varieties
[edit] References
- ^ "Sour Grapes in the Big Apple", TIME magazine, April 2, 1984. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Fred Gebhart. "Final rules may slow brown bagging", Drugtopics.com, June 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. "Final rules on hospital participation in Medicare and Medicaid may help pharmacists crack down on patients who try to provide their own drugs for hospital use. The practice is called "brown bagging," from the brown paper bags patients get from retail pharmacies."
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