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From: ntt@dciem.UUCP (Mark Brader)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: funny alcohol laws.
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Date: Thu, 17-May-84 17:34:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 17 17:34:40 1984
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drutx!mcq tells:

	My own original native state of Pennsylvania has (at least as of
	two years ago) only State-owned liquor stores and not even beer
	sales in the supermarkets.  The result was two places you could buy
	beer - in a bar (bar prices for a six pack) or at a "beverage
	distributor" who sold only by the case - you always bought beer by
	the case.  The state stores sold only wine and liquor - exactly the
	same prices statewide.

This is the case here in the Province of Ontario too.  You buy liquor and
wine at Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores, beer at Brewers Retail stores.
Prices are uniform and high.  I believe the LCBO also has a few "Rare Wine"
stores, but if they don't have the product you want either, you're stuck.

Incidentally, closing time for bars here is 1 am, but once or twice in the
last few years when there have been big conventions in town, the bars in the
appropriate hotels have been allowed to open until 3 or 4 am.  For hotel
guests only.  I'm surprised they didn't make them show a US passport too. :-)

Mark Brader
(I don't drink, but I'm reasonable sure of all this anyway...)