Legal drinking age
Americas
In Mexico, it is 18 for each. In the United States, the minimum legal age to purchase any alcohol beverage from a shop, supermarket, liquor store, bar, club or any other licensed premises is 21 years of age; the two exceptions are Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands where the age is 18. The legal drinking age varies by state. In Canada, most provinces have a minimum age of 19 years to buy or consume alcohol, while Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec set it at 18 years. In the late twentieth century, much of North America changed its minimum legal drinking ages (MLDAs) as follows:
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