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Pretty wild to think we are really still recovering from prohibition isn't it?

• guard-of-terra 12y ago
  Many countries in North Europe share the same "ridiculous" limitations. For example, in Finland only state-owner Alko can sell liquor and it doesn't work on sundays. (And they didn't have prohibition so it's not prohibition legacy) The reason for this is limiting alchohol impact on citizenry without limiting citizens' rights. Alchohol in colder/continental climates is a scary thing enough for general public to support this arrangement.
  • lotsofmangos 12y ago
    Finland had prohibition from 1919 to 1932, when the state alcohol monopoly was created after a referendum, according to the internets, anyways.