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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I would actually be in favour of making the legal age a little higher than the drinking age at first. A lot of 18 and 19 year olds still have high school aged friends and part of the reason for making in legal is to keep it from minors. I think 21 would be good to start with. Most people that age wouldn't be hanging out with people younger than 18.
It's too late probably to change alcohol laws, but since this is starting fresh, might as well start the age higher and you can always move it down after if it is too cautious.
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While I don't disagree with the age for weed being higher because of how it can affect the developing teenage brain, I think raising it for Alcohol is a bad idea.
Then you just have kids hiding it from their parents and that's when things get sketchy. Kids turn 18, get too drunk and need help? They'll call there parents. They might not if they're 18 but the legal age is 21.