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The minimum purchase and drinking age is a state law. Each individual U.S. state establishes by law the minimum age at which an individual may purchase alcoholic beverages. The U.S. Government passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act on July 17, 1984. This did not change the drinking age. However, it forced the individual states to establish the minimum drinking age as 21 or lose 10% of their federal highway funding. Some states had a minimum age of 21 when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed in 1984. All of the other states adopted the age 21 law by 1986.
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What was the Legal drinking age in Pennsylvania in 1973?
The minimum drinking age in Pennsylvania was 21 in 1973. The minimum drinking age in Pennsylvania has been 21 ever since the end of prohibition.
What year did PA change the drinking age to 21?
Pennsylvania has always been a 21 state. At least as long as I remember. I was born in 1958 and never knew anything but 21 as the drinking age. West Virginia and Ohio we 18 states but has 3.2% beer for under 21.
Should the drinking age be raised higher than 21?
There is no need for the drinking age to be raised to 21 because at age 21 is when most peoples brains are done developing. Also age 21 has been the drinking age since 1984 so they wouldn't change it 26 years later.
When did South Carolina change legal drinking age?
Currently South Carolina's minimum drinking age for liquor, beer and wine is 21. South Carolina's minimum drinking age for liquor has always been 21. In 1935 South Carolina set the minimum drinking age for beer and wine at 18. In 1984 the minimum drinking age for beer and wine was raised from 18 to 19. In 1986 the minimum drinking age for beer and wine was raised to 21.
What is the drinking age in the us territories?
The drinking age in the USA is 21
Ohio Drinking age?
The drinking age in Ohio is 21 years.
Did California ever have drinking age at eighteen?
the drinking age was 21
Was legal drinking age in Alabama ever 18?
The minimum drinking age in Alabama is 21. The minimum drinking age in Alabama never was 18. Prior to 1970 the minimum drinking age in Alabama was 21. Alabama lowered its minimum drinking age from 21 to 19 years in 1970 and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1986.
What was the legal drinking age in Texas in 1977?
The legal drinking age in Texas was 18 in 1977. Texas lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1981, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1986.
When did California change drinking age from 18 to 21?
21 became the national standard when a 1984 federal law reduced highway funds for states with a lower age. States are still free to set their own limits, however all 50 states raised the legal age to 21. The legal drinking age in California has always been 21 though. Interestingly, 19 states do not specifically prohibit drinking under the age of 21, only the purchase and public possession (with certain exceptions) of alcohol. See Related Link.
When did Massachusetts change legal drinking age?
Massachusetts changed the legal drinking age from Age 18 to Age 20 on April 16, 1979. It was raised again from Age 20 to Age 21 on December 5, 1984 by Governor Michael Dukasis. He was forced to raise the drinking age to 21 or face losing $25.5 million in Federal Highway Funding. All states were mandated to raise the drinking age to 21 by October 1, 1986.
What is the legal drinking age in aspen?
Every state in the United States has moved the drinking age from 18 to 21. In Aspen Colorado, the legal drinking age is 21.
