Why does Minnesota have municipal liquor stores?
Minnesota's law allowing cities to have a monopoly over liquor sales within their boundaries is unlike most other states.
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Show Notes
In some parts of Minnesota, buying a case of beer or a bottle of wine means visiting a city-owned liquor store -- or "muni." Minnesota's law allowing cities to have a monopoly over liquor sales within their boundaries is unlike most other states. Host Eric Roper talks with Maya Marchel Hoff about the Prohibition-era history behind Minnesota's municipal liquor stores.
LINKS:
Why does Minnesota have municipal liquor stores? (March 2023 Curious Minnesota article)
Detailed information about how each "control state" regulates alcohol (National Alcohol Beverage Control Association)