The Ontario Public Health Association … cites multiple studies showing that increases in the number of places where alcohol can be bought in Ontario, and in other jurisdictions, have already led to more consumption and more of the harms that come with it, such as suicides, drunk driving, emergency-room visits and higher rates of cancer.

I enjoy booze, but I like that it’s hard to get. I don’t need any more encouragement to mess up my liver.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Any reason you’re comparing to the UK and not the closer America? Always funny seeing how casually people can go into something like a convenience store and pickup some booze. Makes us seem so weirdly restrictive.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Ah I see, you’re just commenting on an Ontario, Canada based post on a Canadian Lemmy instance is why I was curious :P

        • @breadsmasher
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          01 year ago

          The glory of federation. Browse all, finding interesting niches

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Why not get closer and look at Quebec where you can buy boose at any convinience store and gaz station and no one care.

    • GreyBeard
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      21 year ago

      It varies wildly in the US. In some states Alcohol can only be bought in state run stores, in some it can be bought practically anywhere.