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When was the drinking age lowered to 18 for alcohol?
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What country?: Please specify in which country you are referring. In the usa, the minimum legal drinking age is 21 year old, which is usually high compared to most nations of the world which is 18 years old.
Answered 9/4/2013
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Raised Drinking Age: Do you mean raised the drinking age from 18 to 21 in the us? The national minimum drinking age act of 1984 mandated minimum age to purchase or to possess alcohol in public to 21.
Answered 8/22/2013
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