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<|user|>
When you can’t drink and drive, why do you need a driver’s license to buy alcohol?
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Even though it may seem contradictory, having a driver's license is necessary to legally purchase and consume alcohol. This is due to the minimum legal drinking age in most states, which states that individuals must be 21 years of age or older in order to purchase and consume alcohol. By requiring an individual to have a valid driver's license, which is an age-verified document, the government is ensuring that minors cannot purchase or consume alcohol. Additionally, purchasing alcohol involves navigating complex legal regulations which can sometimes require a proof of age. It's important for the government to have a way to verify an individual's age, thus a driver's license serves as a suitable form of identification and verification. Furthermore, if any individuals under the age of 21 are found to be purchasing and consuming alcohol, the government has ways of tracing this back to the store or person from which it was purchased. It is for this reason that having a valid driver's license is a necessary requirement for the purchase of alcohol, even for individuals who are over 21 years old. 
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