Poll Shows Marylanders Want to Be Able to Buy Alcohol in Chain Stores
Democrats and Republicans agree on this issue, according to poll results.
A recent poll shows that a majority of Marylanders favor being able to buy beer and wine at chain stores, despite the fact it's illegal for most chain stores in the state to hold a liquor license. A poll conducted in late September by Gonzales Research found that 64 percent of Marylanders favor being able to buy beer and wine at chain stores. The issue crosses party lines. The poll found that 56 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Republicans believe chain stores should be able to sell beer and wine. The poll was conducted for Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws (MBBWL), an advocacy group that has supported repealing laws that ban chain stores from receiving liquor licenses. Adam Borden, president of MBBWL, said Gonzales was …
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11:19 am on Friday, October 12, 2012
IN the 1960s Giant opened several "Super Giant" stores. These stores sold clothing electronics, beer & wine and groceries. They were grandfathered in when the liquor lobby convinced the legislature to make liquor sales illegal in grocery stores. That was also when they passed laws against direct shipping of alcohol to people's homes. That law was modified in the last session, and now wineries can… more ›