I live in New York State and recently our governor changed the liquor purchase time from 8a-8p to 10a-10p. You can buy beer from convenience stores at 8am-3am on Sundays like every other day but liquor is different. My question is why? Why is there a cutoff time?
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In Québec, and the rest of Canada I think, it’s from 7am to 11pm that purchasing any type of alcohol is legal (beer, wine or liquor).
It has kind of a double function;
• It allows bars to still be popular since they can sell you alcohol up to 3am, but you have to consume it in the bar or establishment.
• It’s also a remnant of old religious laws combined with morality concerns.
Ontario has it worse, they have to go to a LCBO because not every convenience store / grocery store can sell alcohol.
P.S.: Most of Canada has the age of majority set to 18 y.o., I think it’s 19 in BC. Here in Montreal, only 40 minutes away from the US Border, we get a lot of US teens coming here for their first drink.
FYI, our beer is a little bit stronger than what you have down in the USA. Be careful!
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