But...the State has done such a good job protecting The Children (and the rest of us) from the Evils of Alcohol so far! WA state has so few drunk drivers and alcoholics, thanks to the State's regulation!

Hear, hear.

I'm consistently culture shocked to hell and back by the lack of delicious gin in WA grocery stores, whenever I come back. That shit is ridiculous!

Damn you, beer industry. You used to be cool. With your boobie commercials, and your simple catch phrases to entice us to drink your crappy beer. But, now look at you. You're doing something not even helpful. You should be sponsoring an anti-beer tax initiative, but, instead, are rallying against free access to liquor. look at your soda-swill competitors. They're going against taxes. Why aren't you? You used to be cool, man.

I don't drink, thank Zeus! So this affects me how?

I thought the stranger was against privatizing the liquor stores. Did this change or am I mistaken?

So someone is making a competitive product more expensive, using Government regulation, so they can keep their market share.

Boy, when does that ever happen!?!

(Hint: GMA)

@1

Yes, relative to most states, Washington DOES do a good job of preventing teen access to alcohol. WA has the best no-sale-to-minors compliance rate in the nation.

We also have a lower DUI rate than most states.

What about the craft brewers' opposition to I-1100? That seemed legit to me.

@4 maybe in your case it would make you less of an idiot if you DID drink.

@4 We all drink, so your comment matters to us how?

@10 Am I the only one who really loves beer? Is everyone else going to abandon beer if we allow liquor in the grocery store?

"i own a small beer business and i am very competive in beer priceing this bill would shut me down"

QED!

Undoubtedly the industry has already spent big money deciding they will lose money from this, but here's an equally plausible scenario: person wants to drink whiskey, would normally just go to a liquor store, but can now go to a more convenient grocery store and picks up a 6 pack they never would have bought while they're at it.