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Question: Was there ever a time when the drinking age was 18 years? If so, when?
Answer: Before 1986, some U.S. states had a drinking age of 21 and some had a drinking age of 18. State governments in each of the 50 US states, not the federal government, control the minimum drinking age. However, the federal government can force states into adopting certain laws.
In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Purchase Age Act, to encourage each state to institute a minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) of 21 by 1986. This act made it nearly impossible for states to receive funding from the federal government for construction of highways if the minimum legal drinking age was under 21. Since all states depend on the federal government for highway funding (which equals Billions of dollars each year) all US states enacted minimum drinking ages of 21.
Today, the minimum drinking age in all 50 US states is 21 years of age.
The main federal acts concerned with alcoholic beverages are:
Title 27 of the United States Code (Federal Law)
The Federal Alcohol Administration Act, at 27 USC §§201 - 207
The Federal Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act, at 27 USC §§213 - 219a.
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On 03/29/02
ashley from TX said:
Amen to that. If you can fight a war, vote, buy stoges, get an apartment, you should be able to drink. 18, no matter what is said, is the adult age!
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On 03/18/02
Richard from MA said:
IF you are 18 you can fight in a war, I believe you should be able to have a beer if you can fight in a war or die for your country.
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On 03/18/02
zev from AK said:
i agree
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On 02/25/02
Leanne from WI said:
hey i agree with you chris form ohio i mean i dont drink but i am sayin this for others who do cause i think the law is kind of lame!sorry. but it is the right age to drink(21) so keep it at what you want. i dont care i am only 12 so what do i no?
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On 01/15/02
hanna from WA said:
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESON!
WE CAN FIGHT FOR THEM BUT WE CANT DRINK!
I THINK KIDS UNDER 18 TEEN SHOULD NOT DRINK!
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