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The 1983 Wisconsin Act 74, effective July 1, 1984, created a drinking age of 19. Meeting in special session at the call of the governor, the legislature enacted 1985 Wisconsin Act 337, which raised the drinking age to 21 and brought the state into compliance with the NMDA (National Minimum Drinking Age) on September 1, 1986.
21 (no one underage is allowed consumption Section 28-1) Alaska: N/A: 21 [8] 1970: Lowered to 19 [10] 1984: Raised to 21 with grandfather clause (if born before January 1, 1965) [11] [12] 21 (unless the underage person is not on a licensed premises and the alcoholic beverage is provided by a parent, legal guardian, or spouse over the age of 21 ...
Furthermore, it is argued that alcohol misuse occurs—at least in part—as a result of the stringent drinking laws. It is said that if a drinking age weren't strictly enforced and people below the age of 18 had opportunities to learn how to drink responsibility before college, fewer teenagers would misuse alcohol.
Legal drinking ages vary around the world, and many are lower than in the United States. Before you raise a glass or down a pint, be sure you know the laws abroad. Here are the laws in 21 popular ...
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Since 1984, when the National Minimum Drinking Age Act made the minimum legal drinking age for every state in the nation 21, there has been a steady increase in the prevalence of alcohol use, heavy use, and frequent use among underage drinkers as the age increases. Across all ages, the highest rates of alcohol abuse occur among persons 19 years ...
The Temperance movement started long before Ontario enacted the Ontario Temperance Act of 1916, and for more reasons than social or wartime issues. Fighting for absolute temperance, Prohibition advocates lobbied for this in the 1850s at the Provincial level, and eventually got the right to vote for Prohibition at the municipal level, or otherwise known as "local option".
Alcohol a challenge, cultural touchstone in hard-drinking Wisconsin. As a boy I sat on my grandpa’s work shoes watching game shows as he snuck me sips of beer. Over the years various family and ...