[outofsalt]

West Virginia had to raise the drinking age to 21 to keep alcohol out of the elementary schools. Old joke ;)

[lightman]

West Virginia had to raise the drinking age to 21 to keep alcohol out of the elementary schools

Every state had to do that thanks to Federal extortion threatening to withhold highway funding unless the legislation was passed.

Same thing for the nationwide 0.08 BAC standard

MADD found it cheaper and easier to persuade one legislative body rather than 50.

[tjd1454]

West Virginia had to raise the drinking age to 21 to keep alcohol out of the elementary schools.

LOL nearly spit up beer on my keyboard! Yeah, Penn has an odd policy of requiring its citizens to purchase alcohol in large quantities - in order to discourage drinking...