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. The minimum drinking age became 21 in all 50 U.S. states by 1986.
1980
The legal drinking age in many provinces in Canada changed to 19 in the 1970s. The specific year varied by province and territory, with most of them making the change in the mid-1970s. Ontario, for example, changed its drinking age to 19 in 1971.
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The drinking age in British Columbia changed to 19 in 1971. This was part of a broader trend in Canada during that time to harmonize legal drinking ages across provinces.
If the marriage is legal in Mississippi, Florida will recognize it.
There are no legal rights. They are both adults and above the age of consent.
1971
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if i was born in 1985 am I in hte legal age drinking limit
The legal drinking age in some provinces and territories in Canada became 19 in various years. For example, in Ontario, the legal drinking age was raised to 19 in January 1979. In New Brunswick, the legal drinking age was changed to 19 in 1972.
1980
In most states an 18-year-old would be considered a legal adult. The legal age of majority however does not change the specified legal age of the state pertaining to other issues such as buying or consuming alcoholic beverages. In four states the legal age of majority is higher than 18-years; in Alabama and Nebraska the legal age is 19, in Mississippi and Pennsylvania it is 21.