Fake ID/Are NH businesses strict with carding?

[Dreepa]

But it would be illegal to hop across the water to Amsterdam and partake of legal marijuana.

That is fuckin' foolish.

[citizen_142002]

The drinking age isn't a Federal statute. I would assume that NH would have to have such a policy in effect. Frankly, whatever the technicality, it just isn't enforced. Plus if you aren't a citizen of the US, what's the grounds for no reentry?
It's not a big deal, people under 21 drink and 99% of the time, probably more, they get away with it. This whole thread reminds me, is the Vt. legislature considering legislation on reducing the drinking age, and how come no such legislation has been attempted in NH?
They could always lower it to 19 or 20 as a pilot program.

[burnthebeautiful]

If you don't have a drinking age over 21, you don't get any federal highway cash. But NH already doesn't get any federal highway cash.

[citizen_142002]

So I think the question stands. I find it funny that you can be tried as an adult for being a minor in possesion of alcohol.
I really don't think that this would be terrible subject to pursue in the house. A lot of people, not just under 21, don't think that the drinking age is reasonable. If it is, it would seem to indicate that people should be recognized as adults at all until they are 21. I'm just asking for some consistancy.
At least we don't live in TX.

[KBCraig]

At least we don't live in TX.

Some of us do. 

[citizen_142002]

I have written snail mail to 3 reps in Cheshire 2 to ask them to introduce legislation that would lower the drinking age to 18, or at least allow consumption on private property at 18. I contacted Reps: Eaton, Pratt, and Sawyer.
Is it true that we lose all highway funding due to the seatbelt law? I thought it was only 10% as with the drinking age. Does anyone know? If there is 0 funding incentive then I think the odds of reform are much higher.
If you know any generally pro liberty representatives that might sponsor such a bill, please send me their contact information via PM, or contact them yourself if you want.

[Recumbent ReCycler]

Oh, and the US will punish you for breaking laws elsewhere if they are feeling pissy enough.

But, that only applies to U.S. citizens. For a visitor, they might just refuse re-entry.

Kevin

They might refuse re-entry if you were under the influence when you were trying to get back in the US, but otherwise, they wouldn't.  They don't ask foreigners who are under 21 if they have at any time had alcohol while not in the US, AFAIK.

[PowerPenguin]

They don't ask foreigners who are under 21 if they have at any time had alcohol while not in the US, AFAIK.

Nope. If you're a US citizen, it's not that big of a deal. If you're foreign however... Then it's another story.

[Russell Kanning]

I have never been carded in my life.
Eventually some bar in NH might be overzealous and ask me for my non-existent ID.
For guys like Nick it seems easier to have one of us buy for him instead of going to Canada.

[citizen_142002]

Hmmm.... It would be easier
There are more pressing issues that everyone seems to be focusing on right now. I'm going to keep sending letters and e-mails to the powers that be.
I'll let you guys know if I can find anyone receptive. Let you down again on those papers, Russell. I will have a car of my own again within the week though.

[aries]

Well, I work at a gas station now. I'm supposed to card anyone who looks under 25... if you show me an NHLP or LP card or something, I'm sure that would be proof of age. 

[burnthebeautiful]

Well, I work at a gas station now. I'm supposed to card anyone who looks under 25... if you show me an NHLP or LP card or something, I'm sure that would be proof of age. 

I'm writing a script for a tv-show for fun, and that exact thing happens in one of the first scenes - Someone goes to buy a keg, the guy asks for ID, kid shows his Free State Project membership card. Then they go and buy some moonshine because they don't want to support the government liqour stores.