Washington state has cornered the market in a different way. Restaurants and bars can obtain a liquor license under stringent rules, but the number of licenses are not limited. The catch here is that the public can only buy alcohol from state run liquor stores, with beer and wine being the only exception. That exception occurred after the repeal of our "blue" laws.
At least we don't have "dry" vs. "wet" counties.
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