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Were liquor stores considered “essential” businesses allowed to stay open?

[sonova]

They tried to shut down liquor stores near me (Denver area).
It lasted about 20 minutes.

[Lizavetta]

Were liquor stores considered “essential” businesses allowed to stay open?

I lived in California during the pandemic (until we moved out of state in 12/20) and yes, liquor stores, donut shops, Jamba Juices, pot dispensaries, etc. were exempt from the lockdown because they were "essential."

Wal-Mart, Target i.e. big donors, were also allowed to stay open because they were "essential." Mom and pop hardware stores, gardening centers, clothing stores, toy stores, etc. who sold THE SAME PRODUCTS as Wal-Mart and Target were NOT essential and thus were forced to close.

I can't think about this fact too often because it makes me enraged not only how unfair and patently illogical it was but how freaking obvious it was an effort to eliminate competitors of the corporates (again, political donors) who were allowed to remain open while the little guys got squashed.

[Celtic Conservative]

Yes. At least in my home state pharmacies were considered vital. And almost all had beer, wine and liquor

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