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Thanks for the reply. > Yes, alcohol is freely sold everywhere Don't stores need licenses to sell alcohol? Or are you comparing it as "any store with a liquor

by md224 13y ago

Thanks for the reply. > Yes, alcohol is freely sold everywhere Don't stores need licenses to sell alcohol? Or are you comparing it as "any store with a liquor license" vs. "only pharmacies"? I can see that as being a bit restrictive, yeah. > For comparison, cigarettes and alcohol are anonymous Right, but that relates to your point about being required to register... I was just asking about concern over the first point (regulation). I agree that the registration isn't optimal.

GFischer 13y ago
> Don't stores need licenses to sell alcohol? Nope, they don't. You don't need a license to sell cigarettes either, both are free to sell here in Uruguay (always for people over 18). Heck, the government has it's own brands of Whiskey and spirits ! (ANCAP sells those, both under the Ancap brand, and Mac Pay) http://www.whisky.com.uy/marcas-de-whisky/mac-pay/ http://www.whisky.com.uy/marcas-de-whisky/mac-pay/ The government does want to introduce a license to sell alcohol, and a ban on selling alcohol in stores after 10 pm. You can currently buy alcohol basically everywhere (supermarkets, stores, gas stations, kiosks), and there's a problem with the ban on underages not being respected.