Tagged: Liquor sales

The Exchange
9:00 am
Wed May 30, 2012

Should Liquor Be Sold by States?

Credit Joe Shlabotnik / Flickr/Creative Commons

New Hampshire is one of just eighteen states where the government controls the sale of alcohol; an arrangement from the Prohibition era.  Now, several of these states are re-assessing this set-up, wondering whether it’s outdated.  But others have argued for sticking with the control system, saying it’s better for public safety and for state finances.

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