Talk:Alcoholic beverage control state

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Contents 1 Rationale 2 Rename / move 3 Inaccurate information 4 Alabama 5 Map vs list 6 Maine 7 Connecticut

[edit] Rationale

This article would be better if someone could explain why these states approach the issue in such a way. I mean, I understand that doing so allows them to control sales and taxes, but there are other ways to do that-- all states control alcohol in some way. So, if someone knowledgeable reads this, consider editing the article in such a way. User:Havardj

I added one such reason taken from another article about the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control—Chidom ^talk  09:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rename / move

When referencing this page's previous name in the singular, an incredibly long piped link was required which forced repetition of the link name: [[Alcoholic beverage control states|alcoholic beverage control state]]. Now the singular is the name of the page and a reference to the plural can be created by adding an "s" outside the link: [[Alcoholic beverage control state]]s.—Chidom ^talk  08:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inaccurate information

Ohio is not an alchohol control state as presented in this article. It is even more liberal than New York state which is not listed. In New York spirits must be carried in liqour stores and may not be sold in pharmacies or other "convenience stores". However, in Ohio even pharmacy chains such as CVS carry "hard liquor" such a vodka on open shelves like the rest of the products. Vassyana 18:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alabama

Alabama appears to have a mix of state controled and private liquor stores. I would not know where to find data about this, other than my own observations.User:Hclong3

[edit] Map vs list

The map of ABC states and the printed list do not come close to agreeing with each other. Jm546 19:30, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. In addition, the text itself states that Arkansas is NOT a control state, but the map says it is. Anyone who knows how to change the map should do it. Otherwise, we need to just delete it.--Velvet elvis81 15:18, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maine

Maine does not appear to be much of an ABC either, but only from experience. Any supermarket can have alcohol and I have never seen a state run Liquor store. Maybe it is considered an ABC, but is a little different than the others, in which case an explanation would be helpful. -T-4, March 14th, 2007

[edit] Connecticut

With regards to Connecticut, does the fact that the state sets a minimum selling price of alcohol include them in this article? --Impartialtruth (talk) 01:50, 28 November 2007 (UTC)impartialtruth