Right now, you cannot buy beer or wine from just about any grocery stores in Maryland but there’s an effort underway by a Montgomery County lawmaker to change that.
Delegate Lily Qi of Poolesville says it makes no sense for people to not be able to buy beer in wine in most Maryland grocery stores.
Maryland is one of only three such states that have a ban on beer and one of only 10 states that have a ban on wine.
Del. Qi says since she’s introduced the bill she’s gotten flooded with emails in support – a big reason for the move is shifting buying patterns brought on by the pandemic.
“The pandemic shifted a lot of our mindset about shopping, convenience, and about consumer choices – and even before the pandemic, retail is all about convenience and choice. If you don’t provide that convenience and choices, people are going to find their own ways around it,” Qi told FOX 5 Monday.
Allowing them to sell it also allows the state to collect the “Special” alcohol tax.
The convenience will come at a price!
We’re fortunate to live close enough to the DE border to go there and stock up!
Beer & wine yes most restaurants still closed or out of business, schools still closed, unemployment out of sight but by all means beer & wine a priority.
Government occupation and oppression of the people