Here's a decent history on why the US liquor laws are the way they are: http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/04/how-not-to-legalize-a-drug http://reason.com/archi

Here's a decent history on why the US liquor laws are the way they are: http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/04/how-not-to-legalize-a-drug http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/04/how-not-to-legalize-a-... These licensing schemes have become nothing more than rent-seeking by those established with existing licenses.