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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.
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∙ 6y agoThe minimum drinking age in California is 21. It has been 21 since 1933.
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In what year did the drinking age change from 18 to 21?
1980
When did Tennessee change the drinking age from 21 to 18?
1979
When did Colorado drinking age change from 18 to 21?
September 10 1989
When did the drinking age change in Michigan?
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Michigan. Michigan lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1978.
When did the drinking age change from 18 to 21 in Georgia?
1986 and that was for the entire United States.
What is the drinking age in the cayman islands?
The legal drinking age in the Cayman Islands is 18.
What is the drinking age in Belize?
The drinking age in Belize is 18 , however in Hunduras there is no "legal drinking age" :)
What is the drinking age in Pakistan?
wheat is age for drinking in Pakistan 18
What is the drinking age in Cuba?
There is no legal drinking age, but you have to be 18 to purchase.
What is the drinking age in Vanuatu?
The legal drinking age in Vanuatu is 18
What is the drinking age in Nicaragua?
The legal drinking age in Nicaragua is 18
What is the drinking age in Comoros?
There is no age restriction
