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Brunei (Non-Muslims over 17 years of age may have a limited amount of alcohol, but must declare it to the customs authorities on arrival, and must consume it in private) [6] Canada Yukon (in some communities) [citation needed] Northwest Territories (in some communities) [1] Nunavut (in some communities) [7] Quebec (in some communities) [8]
Asturias was Spain's last community with a drinking age of 16 years. The new law brings the drinking age into line with the rest of Spain, with the exception of Balearic Islands where no purchase age limit is set. [166] As of December 2015, Portugal harmonized its minimum drinking age to 18 years across all beverage types. Previously the ...
Legal drinking ages vary around the world, and many are lower than in the United States. Before you raise a glass or down a pint, be sure you know the laws abroad. Here are the laws in 21 popular ...
In Sweden, beer with a low alcohol content (called folköl, 2.25% to 3.5% alcohol by weight) can be sold in regular stores to anyone aged 18 or over, but beverages with a high alcohol content can only be sold by government-run vendors to people aged 20 or older, or by licensed facilities such as restaurants and bars, where the age limit is 18 ...
It is no secret that America is not exactly land of the free when it comes to liquor laws. In addition to having the world's highest drinking age (a contentious honor we share with 12 other ...
In particular, alcohol laws set the legal drinking age, which usually varies between 15 and 21 years old, sometimes depending upon the type of alcoholic drink (e.g., beer vs wine vs hard liquor or distillates). Some countries do not have a legal drinking or purchasing age, but most countries set the minimum age at 18 years. [1]
National Health Service guidelines recommend consuming no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. The service, which is publicly funded, advises "there's no completely safe level of drinking, but ...
The laws of driving under the influence vary between countries. One difference is the acceptable limit of blood alcohol content.For example, the legal BAC for driving in Bahrain is 0, despite drinking alcohol being allowed, in practice meaning that any alcohol level beyond the limit of detection will result in penalties.