Canadian, so it’s not all that different, but why. can. I. buy. liquor. in. a. PHARMACY?
Don’t know if this is just a California thing, but it was weird as fuck. What’s even weirder, in light of this, is they didn’t go whole hog and sell cigarettes too. 'Cause helf.
Side story: Went into a Dollar General and bought a can of Sapporo. Ok, not so weird, it’s functionally a super basic grocery store with a bunch of other cheap goods. Guy at the counter said, “Oh yeah, they make this beer in some place very far away”. Looked at the can - I’m pretty sure he meant Japan, not Guelph, ON Canada.
Drinking and driving is legal, as long as you’re under the limit. Well, some places have laws against open containers, but usually not the places with drive through liquor stores.
Walgreens and CVS stopped selling cigarettes as corporate decisions around 2010, there’s no law against it, they probably had a family member die of lung cancer.
Getting any entity that jumps through as many hoops as one has to jump through to get a liquor sales license to voluntarily give up that profit isn’t nearly as likely in the current US societal climate. Maybe once we have legal weed, but not while it is the current drug of choice.
Canadian, so it’s not all that different, but why. can. I. buy. liquor. in. a. PHARMACY?
Don’t know if this is just a California thing, but it was weird as fuck. What’s even weirder, in light of this, is they didn’t go whole hog and sell cigarettes too. 'Cause helf.
Side story: Went into a Dollar General and bought a can of Sapporo. Ok, not so weird, it’s functionally a super basic grocery store with a bunch of other cheap goods. Guy at the counter said, “Oh yeah, they make this beer in some place very far away”. Looked at the can - I’m pretty sure he meant Japan, not Guelph, ON Canada.
He wasn’t wrong but I did chuckle.
Liquor laws vary wildly throughout the US. The one good thing about Ohio is drive through liquor stores.
I always wondered how that isn’t encouraging drinking and driving. Indiana has them as well.
Drinking and driving is legal, as long as you’re under the limit. Well, some places have laws against open containers, but usually not the places with drive through liquor stores.
Walgreens and CVS stopped selling cigarettes as corporate decisions around 2010, there’s no law against it, they probably had a family member die of lung cancer.
Getting any entity that jumps through as many hoops as one has to jump through to get a liquor sales license to voluntarily give up that profit isn’t nearly as likely in the current US societal climate. Maybe once we have legal weed, but not while it is the current drug of choice.
Not to mention that Walgreens became as big as they are specifically because of prescription alcohol sales during prohibition.
Walgreens and I think Rite Aid stopped selling alcohol several years back. Idk why they stopped. Maybe they heard that you thought it was weird.
If I have this kind of influence, please let me know where I can guffaw so y’all can get a some socialized health care.