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  2. U.S. history of alcohol minimum purchase age by state

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    In the 1960s the age for buying or drinking beer and wine in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) was 18; the age for hard liquor was 21. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Residents from Virginia and Maryland would often drive to D.C. to obtain alcohol.

  3. Legal drinking age in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The legal drinking age varies from country to country. [1] In the United States, the legal drinking age is currently 21. [2] To curb excessive alcohol consumption by younger people, instead of raising the drinking age, other countries have raised the prices of alcohol beverages and encouraged the general public to drink less. Setting a legal ...

  4. Legal drinking age - Wikipedia

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    The legal drinking age varies by state, and many states have no age requirements for supervised drinking with one's parents or legal guardians. Despite a rekindled national debate in 2008 on the established drinking age (initiated by several university presidents), a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found in September 2008 that 76 ...

  5. These parents let their teens drink at home. Here's how they ...

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    In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984. However, according to information provided by the Alcohol Policy Information System — a project ...

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  7. List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Glass bottles on the streets are prohibited. One can enter most bars at 18 years of age but must be 21 years old to purchase or consume alcohol. Also, it is legal in the state of Louisiana for a legal parent or guardian to purchase alcoholic beverages for their underaged child.

  8. Is the Drinking Age Being Raised to 25? - AOL

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    The drinking age is not being raised to 25. Let us repeat that. The legal drinking age is not being raised to age 25. A silly prank recently swept the Internet causing people to believe a ...

  9. National Minimum Drinking Age Act - Wikipedia

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    In response to these findings, many states raised the minimum legal drinking age to 19 (and sometimes to 20 or 21). [5] In 1984, the National Minimum Legal Drinking Act, written by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and influenced by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), required all states to set their minimum purchasing age to 21. Any state that ...