Drinking Alcohol Age- Which states have the lowest minimum age to drink?!
And no i am not going to move there i need it for hw
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Answers: For a homework assignment about drinking, i was wondering if you knew Which state ( USA only ) has the lowest drinking alcohol age?
And no i am not going to move there i need it for hw
10 points for best right answer
The Maryland Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition (MUDPC) summarizes the provisions of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 as follows:
“The legal age for alcohol in the USA is 21 years old. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 required all states to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21. States that did not comply faced a reduction in highway funds under the Federal Highway Aid Act. The U.S. Department of Transportation has determined that all states are in compliance with this act. The national law specifically prohibits purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages. It does not prohibit persons under 21 (also called youth or minors) from drinking. The term "public possession" is strictly defined and does not apply to possession for the following:
An established religious purpose, when accompanied by a parent, spouse or legal guardian age 21 or older
Medical purposes when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital or medical institution
In private clubs or establishments
In the course of lawful employment by a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer.” 1 (Emphasis in original. Conspicuously not emphasized is the significant fact that “the law does not prohibit persons under 21 (also called youth or minors) from drinking.”)
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) subsequently identified 19 states which did not specifically prohibit the consumption of alcohol by persons under the age of 21. However, those states are in compliance with the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. It would appear that such states could legally only charge underage persons with public possession of alcohol, not underage drinking.
The title of the legislation itself is clearly misleading in that the National Minimum Age Drinking Act doesn’t prohibit drinking by persons under the age of 21 (so-called “underage” persons) nor does it require the states to prohibit such drinking. In addition, descriptions of the law contribute to the false belief that it does. For example, the assertion that “the legal age for alcohol in the USA is 21 years old” clearly leaves the false impression that the minimum legal drinking age for alcohol is 21.
I'm pretty sure they're all at 21 now, some used to be 18 but I think that has changed. You have to be the same age for buying and drinking.
21 is the USA mandate for all states
You have to be 21 wherever you are.
Lizzybee
YOUR SOOOOO WRONG !
It's 18 here EVERYWERE in Canada.
Call me stupid but i heard your an adult at 17 in Texas or.. was it there o.O
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 states that revenue will be withheld from states that allow the purchase of alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. Some states do not allow those under the legal drinking age to be present in liquor stores or in bars (usually, the difference between a bar and a restaurant is whether food is being served). Contrary to popular belief, since National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, few states specifically prohibit minors' consumption of alcohol in private settings. As of 2006, however, 30 states do not specifically ban underage consumption and an additional 15 states have family member and/or location exceptions to their underage consumption laws.
The federal government told all the state that they couldn't have funding for roads if they didn't set a minimum drinking age of 21. However, some states.. Pennsylvania being just one allow under aged people to be served if the drink is purchased by a legal guardian who is of age.
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 states that revenue will be withheld from states that allow the purchase of alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. Some states do not allow those under the legal drinking age to be present in liquor stores or in bars (usually, the difference between a bar and a restaurant is whether food is being served). Contrary to popular belief, since National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, few states specifically prohibit minors' consumption of alcohol in private settings. As of 2006, however, 30 states do not specifically ban underage consumption and an additional 15 states have family member and/or location exceptions to their underage consumption laws. [4]
Federal law explicitly provides for religious, medical, employment and private club possession exceptions; as of 2005, 31 states have family member and/or location exceptions to their underage possession laws. [5]
Underage purchase of alcohol, though illegal in all fifty states, is not a federal offense, although restrictions on highway funding for states that allow it make it illegal federally de facto. See Underage drinking in the United States. Additionally, exceptions exist on certain military installations, for instance Fort Bliss, Texas, where the Commanding General lowered the age to 18 to reduce the number of soldiers traveling out of the country to nearby Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to drink.
I'm pretty sure it's 21 everywhere. However, as stated above, I know you can buy and consume if you're 18 on Fort Bliss, TX.
Unfortunately, the United States has gone to age 21 to be able to legally drink.