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One of the issues becomes that being of legal age means being able to drink in the bars. As this usually requires driving to and then from the bar while hammered. Issue is that those between 18 and 21 haven't really learned to drink responsilby at all. Teh get into this guzzling crowds with music and dance and go all out.
One idea may be legalize it at 18 but not for drinking in bar or lounge establishments until 21.
Minnesota was legal age of 19 but only for 3.2 beer. There were bars called Three-Two bars which only served the weaker beer and no hard booze. Off-sale only 3.2.
Seemed fair enough to me. They could always get stronger beer now and then.
I remember during Vietnam War this issue came up. At the time it was military draft and it seemed so unjust to draft men to go to combat and yet they couldn't buy a damn beer. I'm sure these young men and women coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan feel like they are not being treated like adults after putting ther lives on the line, even if volunteered.
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