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The drinking age in New York state in 1969 was 18. It was raised to 21 in 1982. Pressure by the federal government was brought to bear on states to raise the age.

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Was there a grandfather clause when NYS changed drinking age in 1985?

Yes, there was a grandfather clause when New York State changed the drinking age to 21 in 1985. This clause allowed individuals who turned 19 before a specific date to continue to legally purchase alcohol, even if they were not yet 21.


What was the drinking age in fl in 1980?

From the end of Prohibition to 1973 drinking age in Florida was 21. It was lowered to 18 in 1973, then raised to 19 in 1980 and then raised back to 21 in 1985. So to answer your question drinking age in 1980 was 19 years old!


How old are you if you were born in 1969?

If you were born in 1969, then your age would depend on the current year. Subtract 1969 from the current year to determine your age.


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What are the pros and cons of the legal drinking age?

Most states in the nation adopted a minimum drinking age of 21 soon after federal passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which required states to maintain a minimum drinking age of 21. Under the Federal Aid Highway Act, States were required to enforce the minimum drinking age of 18 in order to avoid a 10% reduction in federal highway funds. The original intention of the law was to reduce the incidents of alcohol-related accidents among people under 21. But since passage of this legislation, and the raising of the drinking age in many states, the percentage of people who drink between the ages of 18 to 20 has skyrocketed. Many say the prohibitions have actually encouraged secretive binge drinking, more dangerous behavior, and less educational programming targeting this age group. Respected law enforcement officials and university presidents have recently called for changes in the federal law to permit states to lower the drinking age.At age 18, people are legal adults. As much as their parents may think otherwise, they are no longer children. They have the right to vote and help choose the President of the United States. They can go to war to defend our country, and they can legally purchase guns and cigarettes. It is absolutely absurd that they cannot have a beer or glass of wine without fear of possible arrest and prosecution.It's time for the nation to repeal these Prohibition-era laws and adopt a more intelligent, progressive, and educational approach to drinking among younger adults. These laws simply don't work, they aren't enforceable any longer, and if anything they are counterproductive. Literally millions of responsible young adults are already consuming alcohol and that's not going to change. What we need to do is stop wasting the taxpayers money chasing, charging and prosecuting responsible young adults who want to have a beer, and start putting the money where it ought to be, in promoting smart education about responsible drinking, and in pursuing far more serious criminals, including those at all ages who drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs.Another answerUnfortunately what the above contributor does not realize is that the minimum drinking age was reduced to 18 in 1976. For precisely the reasons that the contributor points out, this law was enacted in an effort to be fair and balanced to younger adults. While a noble effort, the nation as a whole saw an unprecedented rise in the number of vehicular accidents, public drunkenness, and other unacceptable behavior among those same young adults. Both education and incarceration did nothing to curb the alarming rise in alcohol related deaths in this age group.After five years of this experiment, the law was raised again to 21, and the deaths decreased to previous lows. While it seems counter productive to actively prosecute young adults for this "crime", one only needs to look at those who do not act responsibly with alcohol. The incidence of college binge drinking is one example of many which show that while the body may be mature, the human brain (as shown by recent studies) does not mature until about 25. Alcohol consumption among young adults can have serious and lasting consequences that are not immediately apparent in the younger years, among them the predisposition toward alcoholism.