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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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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 Montana's drinking age change from 18 to 21?
Montana's drinking age changed from 18 to 21 in 1987. This change was influenced by the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which mandated that states raise their legal drinking ages to 21 or face a reduction in federal highway funds. Montana initially resisted the change but eventually complied to avoid financial penalties.
When did the drinking age change from 21 to 18 in Ontario Canada?
The drinking age in Ontario, Canada, was changed from 21 to 18 in 1971. This change was part of a broader trend during the 1970s where several provinces in Canada lowered their legal drinking ages. However, Ontario raised the minimum drinking age back to 19 in 1985, where it remains today.
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 year was the drinking age lowered to 18 in pa.?
The drinking age in Pennsylvania was lowered to 18 in 1972. This change allowed those aged 18 and older to legally purchase and consume alcohol. However, this law was short-lived, as the federal government enacted the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which effectively raised the minimum drinking age back to 21.
WHEN DID dRINKING LAW CHANGE FROM 18 TO 21 IN Massachusetts?
The drinking age in Massachusetts changed from 18 to 21 on September 1, 1985. This change was part of a nationwide movement influenced by the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which mandated states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 or face a reduction in federal highway funds. Massachusetts complied with this federal law, leading to the increase in the legal drinking age within the state.
What is the drinking age in Belize?
The drinking age in Belize is 18 , however in Hunduras there is no "legal drinking age" :)
What year did Australia change the legal drinking age from 21 to 18?
1973 - this isn't right. I only know NSW & Qld, but in my lifetime there wasn't an Australia wide drinking age. I was born in 1952 and legally drinking in 1970 in NSW, aged 18. Qld was 21 at that time. My father was born 1921 and was also legally drinking at age 18 in NSW.
