Ultimately, Utah has been the seat of divisive issues over the past couple of months hasn’t it? For a while now, residents, lawmakers, and religious leaders in the state have not reached agreements (at least not effectively) over the legalization of the little green plant marijuana and its application as an alternative medication. Obviously, the division is completely understandable, given the fact that a majority of Utah residents belong to the Mormon Church, which has established rigorous rules for alcohol consumption and drug use and maintains a strong voice in state politics. However, in this case, the argument also involves in the public, one civilian in particular. Let’s take a closer look at this bizarre situation and find out about Utah’s problem with higher-alcohol beer in stores.
Too Much Government Control
In the wake of fighting addiction in our country, you would think civilians would be arguing against incredibly strong varieties of alcohol being sold in stores. However, two citizens have been fighting tooth and nail over this issue in a very strange way.
David Florence (a resident of Uintah in Weber County) has argued that the Legislature and the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has far too much control over the sale and distribution of wine, liquor, and beer. On his side of the story, high-alcohol drinks should be sold in the same department as light beer or other beverages. People should be able to buy booze in grocery stores just like those in Nevada, as he explains.
On the opposite side of the argument, Vance Mumford (a resident of Richfield), who once served as a member of law enforcement, believes alcohol rules should stay the same. According to his statement, he has seen the effects of alcohol dependence. Even though beer sales are plummeting, the Utah State Law of 3.2 beer should stay in place.
A State Split in Half
Ultimately, the entire state is also polarized on this topic. Out of the 604 voters who were observed during a recent study, about 49% supported the high-alcohol sales in grocery stores, while about 45% of these people were antagonistic toward this notion. Also, keep in mind that roughly 69% of Utah voters who opposed this notion are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church), which is unanimously against high-alcohol beer sales.
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