1. on private, non alcohol-selling premises, with parental consent in 29 states
Examples: private home, private office, or private property with parental presence and consent
Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
2. on private, non alcohol-selling premises,
without parental consent in 7 states
Examples: private home, private office, or private property without parental consent or presence
California, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Wyoming
3. for religious purposes in 30 states
Example: drinking wine during a church ceremony
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
4. for medical purposes in 21 states
Example: medical treatment prescribed by a licensed physician
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
5. for government work related purposes in 4 states
Examples: working undercover with police and participating in government research
Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina
6. for educational purposes in 13 states
Example: students in culinary school
California, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Wyoming
7. when reporting medical need due to underage drinking for another minor in 3 states
Example: underage drinker calls 911 to report medical emergency for another underage drinker
Colorado, Florida, Montana
But at the same time I'm on the fence with the drinking thing. Alcohol is more of a gateway drug than like pot is when it comes to kids, at least it was when I was growing up and the friends that I ran with. I also dont see it as being a bad thing if the drinking is in moderate amounts under direct parental supervision. |
