LAWSON: Push Congress to lower the national minimum drinking age
By Charlotte Lawson | December 5, 2018The new drinking age caused a fundamental change in U.S. drinking culture — distinguishing it from any country in the world.
The new drinking age caused a fundamental change in U.S. drinking culture — distinguishing it from any country in the world.
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