have any ABC stores. Beer and wine are sold at licensed supermarkets and convenience stores. ABC stores also carry a small amount of local wine. West Virginia – Does not operate retail outlets, but maintains a monopoly over wholesaling of distilled spirits only. Wyoming – Does not operate retail outlets. Maintains monopoly on wholesale importation. Although licenses are issued by local licensing authorities, all liquor licenses must be approved by the state, and licenses are limited by population density. About one-quarter of the United States population lives in control states. Maryland as a whole is not a control state. Private liquor stores sell beer, wine, and spirits in most of the state, but under state law, Montgomery County operates under a control model. Montgomery County operates 25 off-premise beer, wine, and liquor stores. These county stores are the only off-premise spirits outlets. However, beer and wine only stores are privately owned. In Montgomery County, four grocery chain stores have grandfathered alcohol licenses. Dorchester County was an alcohol control county until 2008, when the County Council voted to permanently close the county-owned liquor dispensaries, with subsequent change in the state law. Worcester County was an alcohol control county until July 2014, when the Maryland General Assembly abolished the Liquor Control Board by statute, replacing it with the Department of Liquor Control. In Minnesota, a city with a population of 10,000 or less may choose to open a municipal liquor store while prohibiting private liquor stores. The city may maintain this monopoly even if its population grows. As of 2018, 190 cities in the state operate their own stores. In California, the state constitution prohibits the state or any agency thereof from becoming a manufacturer or seller of alcoholic beverages. See also Alcohol laws of the United States by state Alcohol monopoly Three-tier system (alcohol distribution) Dry county Dry state :Category:State alcohol agencies of the United States References External links National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Washington and other "control states" Alcohol-related lists Alcohol law in the United States Alcohol monopolies