Public Hearing for Liquor Laws
 

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hopefully this isn't a repost. i, for one, would like to see happy hours in BC at least. being able to drink responsibly at parks/beach would be nice too but that may get ugly since we know vancouverites can't handle their shit.

About time. That video game bar, EXP, was done in by these fucked up liquor laws. A real pity.

What do you mean by done in? Last time I tried to go there it had a 30 minute line.

Wow, really? I thought they had closed down. It made headlines.

i thought it closed down too

i don't think it got closed but they were delayed the grand opening date.

Yes to all. This should be a 10 minute "public hearing" How we're still practicing laws from the prohibition days is beyond me.

Allowing for the responsible enjoyment of liquor at public beaches and parks!
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This here.
Last weekend we decided to ditch the standard rehearsal dinner for our wedding and invited everyone to the beach for a bbq. Like 40 of us, well behaved ranging from 24-74 years old all enjoying some bbq and some secret drinks out of our solo cups. I couldn't help chuckle that 40 of us were all breaking the law, while being probably a far cry from a nuisance to anyone. 830 hit, we cleaned up without a trace, and were back home polishing some drinks off to head to the bar. Drunk and disorderly fines UP please. Drinking in public fines down. Makes sense right? If you are a drunk asshole, fuck you, pay up. If you are enjoying 3 or 4 drinks on a hot summer day and wading in the ocean with some friends and playing frisbee, carry on, because you are awesome at having fun.

Oh yeah, and I could do without seeing these on the beaches every day in summer:

http://www.vancouverobserver.com/sit...ach_patrol.jpg

We don't need our hand held, Moonbeam. The whole point is to avoid the moniker of "No Fun City", not reinforce it.

If it was in any other province sure... BC have just too many drunk red necks who aren't responsible for themselves after drinking.

Extend liquor store hours til mignight

i really want to see drinking age limits like in the Netherlands, 16 for beer and wine, 18 for for everything else.

Terrible idea. You can get just as hammered off beer as you can with hard. Also do you want kids drinking at school?

I think they should include drinking and driving law changes. Some people get super pissed after 2 beers, while others are completely fine after 5.

I'd rather have a motorskills and cognitive test than a generalized blood alcohol one. Sally 2 beers shouldn't be compared to Frank the tank. That being said, drinking and driving shouldn't be encouraged, etc, etc etc. Just trying to be pragmatic about the situation.

You can but it is much harder, most people will throw up before they give themselves alcohol poisoning by drinking beer, but it isnt exactly that hard to get alcohol poisoning from vodka, especially if someone doesnt know their limit yet

you just drink more beer, what's so hard about that

You have to drink a lot more liquid and that takes time plus you have to take piss stops. With hard you could just take a bunch of shots.

What a stupid argument.

BRB all high schools in the Netherlands are full of drunk students 24/7.

Also, you can get just as hammered off of mouthwash and cooking wine as you can off of beer. See what I did there?

The real problem is Canadian (American, English and Australian also) drinking culture. Alcohol is not consumed responsibly by younger people. As soon as they are old enough to have it, they go on binge drinking blackout rampages for a few years.

Too much bad shit happens as a result of drinking in the aforementioned countries.

Explain to me why these issues do not exist in Japan, Italy, France, and other developed nations? The only major difference is the culture of alcohol use. In all those other countries, younger people learn to enjoy alcohol from an earlier age in general. They learn it is not a tool to do stupid shit, but rather an accompaniment to a complete meal.

Could you imagine if half the restaurants in downtown started offering all you can drink alcohol for $15 for 3 hours starting tomorrow.

What a mess that would be. Its kind of unfortunate.

Are you arguing against yourself here?? WTF

It does happen in said countries. It's just not as widespread as it is here.

Alcohol poisoning and being drunk are 2 different things. It's pretty hard to get Alcohol poisoning from beer (is it even possible?).

Because in these countries, people are exposed to alcohol at an early age. Parents in France will let their kids have half a glass of wine with dinner, so the concept of "drinking in moderation" is hammered (lol) home.

Here in North America, we have a puritan attitude (remember the US was the last country to abolish prohibition) which uses age cutoffs and punishments instead of education, so teenagers don't know how to act properly around alcohol. Thus the binge drinking. It's a vicious cycle.

mutha fuckin THIS!! :thumbs:

Minimum drinking age is 18 in France for public places. No limit for private.