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[–]MarkTwainiac 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I had no idea it was legal to hand out samples of alcohol. I wonder if that's legal in Canada but not the USA? Hmm.

In the USA, each state in in charge of regulating alcohol within its borders, so there will be variations in the rules from state to state. But in lots of states, it is indeed legal for liquor stores as well as other stores that can legally sell alcohol - such as supermarkets and Costco - to give out free samples. Free wine, beer and boutique liquor tastings and samplings go on all the time in the US.

Or they did before COVID. Now most stores of all kinds have stopped the practice of giving out samples of any food or beverage, alcoholic or not.