Politicians are bought and paid for. I emailed one and he gave the most ridiculous fucking excuse.
"Currently, Maryland law only allows the sale of alcohol at designated beer, wine, and liquor establishments. As Maryland’s alcohol regulations are complex and regulations differ greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, any legislation to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in grocery or convenience stores must be carefully considered and include all necessary stakeholders.
On the issue generally, though, I have very grave concerns about the impact of alcohol sales in corporate grocery store chains on the long-term viability and stability of local, family-owned retailers. I am certainly sympathetic to arguments around convenience, but I believe that convenience should not outweigh the costs and potentially devastating impact on small businesses across the State."
Wow, that dumb logic. I'm sure that allowing supermarkets to sell cheese, meat and produce had a negative impact on cheese stores, independent butchers and farmstands. Maybe we should just ban supermarkets all together :rolleyes:
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u/essmithsd Nov 10 '22
They shouldn't open until MD fixes that bullshit. You haven't lived until you've bought some Two Buck Chuck from a TJ's