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Capecole t1_izwfrdb wrote

Reply to comment by september-sun in Liquor stores open early? by september-sun

Morality based laws from a long time ago. Liquor stores weren’t allowed to be open on Sundays in MA 15 years ago.

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fishythepete t1_izwonl7 wrote

18 years. RI and MA both first allowed Sunday sales in 2004.

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Capecole t1_izwoxdo wrote

I didn’t know that. I just assumed RI allowed alcohol because it was where everyone went to get tattooed.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_izxt87p wrote

And that was a relatively easy thing to justify repealing since it was a holdover from virtually nothing being open on a Sunday.

Even though there's a valid reason to remove restrictions on liquor store hours, it is a bit of a tougher sell because of the presumption that it'd just be used by alcoholics or people who've been up partying all night. That and nobody really cares enough to want to change it.

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