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north of the States North of the States... is there anything north of the States?? ("correct" spelling: hrmph!) 
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North of the States...is there anything north of the States?
Yes, it's a country called Canada. (Although in at least one place it is south of the States (i.e., Detroit).) And, la belMarduk is from there, I do believe. Me, I stopped capitalizing all Nouns after the Close of the 18th Century. [winkola]
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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..not to mention Alaska, of course.
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In Ohio, we have the State Store, which is the only place one can purchase bottles of "hard" liquor (higher percentage of alcohol than available in "regular" stores, but I don't know what the defining percentages are). You can buy beer, wine and lower-percentage liqueurs or alcoholic beverages in convenience stores, grocery stores or "beer and wine carryouts".
State Stores are not on every street corner, so if you're looking for the hard stuff you have to know where to go. Or else you have to drink it by the serving at a bar.
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin, author (1929- )
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It's so funny how each state -- often, each county -- in the US has its own laws. In NY you can buy beer at the grocery/convenience store but not wine. You can only get wine at liquor stores. And no sales of either before noon on Sunday. And only recently was it permitted to sell wine/liquor on Sunday.
Back to BC, I'm not surprised they have a thriving wine industry. Look at Washington State, a big producer -- pretty much the same climate, no?
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ZM has it right...the alcohol commission is the governmental organisation that controls the sale of all beverages that have a % of alcohol higher than that of beer. In Québec, it is called la Société des alcools du Québec - S.A.Q. for short.
In Québec, the only alcohol beverages that can be sold outside of an S.A.Q. outlet, are beer, those fruity coolers, and a the lower-end table wines. These can only be sold in grocery stores and dépanneurs (convenience stores).
The sales of the beer and the coolers are not managed by the S.A.Q., but the sales of the wine are. Only table wines are allowed in order to insure that there is not too much competition with the S.A.Q. outlets.
All other wines, liquors and spirits can only be bought in S.A.Q. outlets.
You can buy booze everyday but the stores have to lock up the section at midnight or 1:00 a.m. (not sure exactly which.)
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In Vermont, they have State Liquor Stores. I just like that "Commission" business.
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> Vermont
'tis true, though lots of folks cross over to New Hampshuh to buy, since there ain't no taxes...
formerly known as etaoin...
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But if you dont give them you're zip code, they throw you in jail.
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Wine is cheaper when we cross over into Ontario, but the choices are limited when compare to Québec.
Their Liquor Control Board of Ontario, L.C.B.O. for short, tends to carry a greater assorment of imported beers though.
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