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tucson drinking General city Information Review

The combination of college students, a somewhat cowboy mentality and large liberal population give Tucson a great bar scene. A few of things to know about Arizona law:

1. Bars can open at 6am every day, and some actually do.
2. Last call is at 2am.
3. Opening and closing of the bars is also tied to the general alcohol sales. Meaning that you can buy any sort of alcohol at stores between 6am and 2am.
4. Beer and wine is readily available almost everywhere at most convenience stores and groceries. Hard liquor can be purchased from drug stores (including supermarkets, which usually have drug stores inside them) and liquor stores.
5. There is a strange law in Arizona that says a single person cannot be served more than 32oz. of beer (or one liter of wine or four ounces of distilled spirits) at a time, meaning that you cannot get a pitcher by yourself. If you're with someone who does not drink and want a pitcher, you can just get two glasses and pour a little into the other's glass.
6. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08. Arizona is considered to have the strictest DUI enforcement in the country. They're very serious!
7. Arizona has an open container law and it is enforced strictly.
8. The drinking age is 21. Bouncers are known to cut up fake IDs on the spot. California and Texas are known to be common fake ID state licenses, and you should be careful even if you have a valid one from one of these states. When I still had a Texas ID, I almost had one confiscated a couple of times.

Happy drinking.