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Privatizes both retail liquor sales and wholesale distributions, effective January 1, 2020, eliminating local ABC boards and stores and allowing 1500 “base” liquor permits/outlets and more permits based on population increases and also on local liquor store elections, to be issued to grocery stores, convenience stores, variety stores, drugstores and to any retail “business” for the retail sale of liquor between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. A distillery permittee would be allowed to sell liquor it manufactures at up to three locations, providing for about 156 additional outlets.

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“Privatization of Liquor Sales — What the State Would Lose by Shutting Down ABC” — an article by L.A. Williams and Rev. Mark H. Creech

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