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The drinking age in Florida was raised to 19 in 1980 and remained 19 until 1985. In 1985 the drinking of Alcoholic Beverages was raised to the current age limit of 21.

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What was the drinking age after prohibition?

After the end of Prohibition in 1933, the legal drinking age in the United States varied by state. Many states initially set the drinking age at 21, but some states had lower ages. In 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed, which required all states to raise the minimum legal drinking age to 21 or face a reduction in federal highway funds.


Is the drinking age in all 50 states 21 years old?

Yes. In every state, the drinking age is 21. Sucks, right?


When did the us first have a legal drinking age?

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 is 21 in all 50 U.S. states.


What year did the legal drinking age become 21 in the US?

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed on July 17, 1984. However, this did not change the drinking age, it simply forced the individual states to or lose national funding. Because of this, some state's drinking ages might not have changed until slightly later.


Did they change the drinking age to 25?

No, the legal drinking age in the United States is still 21 years old. There have been no recent changes to increase the drinking age to 25.

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When was the drinking age raised?

1984


What was the legal drinking age in Florida in 1983?

It hasn't During the early 1970s it was reduced to 18.


Is the drinking age a state or federal law?

The Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was a federal law that boosted the drinking age from 18 to 21.


What was the legal drinking age in Florida in 1968?

The legal drinking age in Florida in 1968 was 19 years old. This was changed in 1986 to 21 and has been at that age ever since. Hope this helps.


What is the legal drinking age in key west Florida?

21 as is the case in all of Florida.


When did Florida raise the minimum drinking age to 19?

1980


When did Texas change the drinking age to 19 from 18?

1986 up from age 19Interestingly, 19 states do not specifically prohibit drinking under the age of 21, only the purchase and public possession (with certain exceptions) of alcohol.Read more: When_did_the_drinking_age_change_from_18_to_21


What was the drinking age in fl in 1980?

From the end of Prohibition to 1973 drinking age in Florida was 21. It was lowered to 18 in 1973, then raised to 19 in 1980 and then raised back to 21 in 1985. So to answer your question drinking age in 1980 was 19 years old!


Who decides the legal age for drinking alcohol?

The legal drinking age is decided on state-level, but the National Minimum Drinking Age Act from 1984 sets a legal drinking age of 21. If the state doesen't keep it at 21 they can loose money from the national highway funding.


What is considered drunk driving in Florida?

drunk driving in Florida is cosidered as someone drinking under age or drinking achohol while driving (wich could cause severe crashes)


What was the drinking age after prohibition?

After the end of Prohibition in 1933, the legal drinking age in the United States varied by state. Many states initially set the drinking age at 21, but some states had lower ages. In 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed, which required all states to raise the minimum legal drinking age to 21 or face a reduction in federal highway funds.


When was the drinking age raised in Australia?

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.