Drinking under the age of 21

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So, I was looking at some stuff on underage drinking.  If a state doesn't have a law prohibiting underage consumption of alcohol, can law enforcement still enforce the under 21 policy?

So, I'm talking about states like AR, CT, CA, etc... (http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/index.asp?SEC={D65EC56D-D907-4A83-A247-063D27196124}&Type=&TAXONOMYid={221812BD-4072-4C20-ACAF-8EFFAF9FF5DD}&GROUP=INDEPTHSINGLEDATE&action=Clear#RowNote_1181)

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Your question is kind of confusing. What is the "under 21 policy" that you're refering to?

That it's illegal to drink if you're under 21 years of age.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Your question is kind of confusing. What is the "under 21 policy" that you're refering to?

That it's illegal to drink if you're under 21 years of age.

There's no federal law that says that. It's all state laws, and some states don't have laws that expressly say "it is illegal to consume alcohol if you're under 21".

That's what I thought.  So, if the state doesn't specify, then what's the miniumum age?  Is there one?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Your question is kind of confusing. What is the "under 21 policy" that you're refering to?

That it's illegal to drink if you're under 21 years of age.

There's no federal law that says that. It's all state laws, and some states don't have laws that expressly say "it is illegal to consume alcohol if you're under 21".

That's what I thought.  So, if the state doesn't specify, then what's the miniumum age?  Is there one?

Looking at the chart on the link you posted, there's a note:

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So what I'm guessing that means is that they didn't want to indicate on their chart that the state had a law like all the other states when there was a slight difference. But every state does have *some* sort of prohibition on age of consumption.

I suppose it's also important to note when we're talking about this that all states' purchase ages are 21, and that's tied to federal highway funding.

I knew that the purchasign law is tied to federal funding.  I'm just trying to figure out consumption laws.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Understand Inks that in states where consumption is not illegal, possession still is.

I realize that.