It also favours the get out of town early weekend crowd that forgot to buy liquor the night before. Or for last minute plans....
For me, and friends, there has been numerous times we forgot or where too busy to buy liquor on the night of packing ; getting ready for a early morning departure, and had to wait until our arrival in bc to purchase liquor for the weekend which made it more expensive.
Same for deciding on a last minute hunting/fishing trip in the morning.
There is really no reason for liquor stores to only open at 10am...
A alcoholic would already be drunk in the first place at those hours. Having the liquor stores only open at a time of 10am, compared to gas stations, and regular grocery stores of 8-9 am only handicaps people trying to get out of town that forgot to buy some beers.....
I haven't visited every country in the world, but for me visiting eastern Canada, and numerous locations in Europe, it seems that Alberta is backwards in its liquor laws, and I can't figure out why.....
Here in Alberta liquor can only be bought in liquor stores, can't be drank in public, and all pubs, clubs, and anywhere someone could buy liquor is closed at 2am.
Anywhere else I've experienced, Europe for example, hard liquor is sold at gas stations, and clubs are opened all night. In Montreal beer is sold at gas stations, it's not legal to drink open the street, but clubs are still open to 3-7am. In the states, most allow you to have liquor/beer to drink in a paper bag.....
Having one beer on the c-train station here might land you a criminal record....
Kids/young adults knowing ther night ends at 2am here makes them binge drink at 10-11 more than they should, and it instantly creates hostile environments on there ctrain ride downtown......
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