America’s Alcohol Laws: Quirky Rules Across 50 States – TIME
Some quirkiness is out there. I’m really hoping they get rid of the Massachusetts Blue Laws. Especially the one outlawing ‘Happy Hour’ specials. It tends to hurt the wallet.
But boozehounds in Utah still can’t buy malt beverages and can only purchase full-strength beer – as opposed to “near beer,” which contains no more than 3.2% alcohol – at liquor stores. As one Park City resident lamented to the Associated Press, “Why can’t we all be one nation under God and do what everybody else does?”
Of course, the union’s other 49 states have quirky liquor laws of their own. In states like Pennsylvania and Idaho, spirits can be sold only in stores controlled by Alcoholic Beverage Control agencies, colloquially known as ABC stores or Aunt Betty’s Cupboard.
Source – America’s Alcohol Laws: Quirky Rules Across 50 States – TIME