US: Okla. grocery store wine proposal draws opposition
US: Okla. grocery store wine proposal draws opposition
Jun 17, 2012 6
(AP) — A movement to allow Oklahomans to purchase their favorite wine in grocery stores is being opposed by retail liquor merchants and anti-addiction groups that believe making wine more accessible will lead to higher rates of alcohol abuse in the state. Oklahomans for Modern Laws has filed an initiative petition that seeks a statewide vote on what would be one of the biggest changes to Oklahoma liquor laws since Prohibition was repealed in 1959 and liquor-by-the-drink was allowed in bars and nightclubs on a county-option basis in 1984. The group must collect the signatures of 155,216 registered voters in order to have the issue placed on the November ballot.
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