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Historical_Concert87 t1_jb7uuxl wrote

Are there states that put bottle bill on nips? I don’t think any state in the north east does but I could be wrong

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ACKgony t1_jb7yv09 wrote

When I moved from cape cod they had just implemented a ban on them. Don’t know if it’s statewide.

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degggendorf t1_jb9dxas wrote

I am also curious to learn more about actual effects

Edit: after sifting through the overwhelming majority of news stories about new bans being discussed/enacted, here's one with some follow-up: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health/nip-ban-having-an-impact-in-chelsea/

> In the year since the city banned sale of the tiny 50-ml bottles of hard liquor, public drunkenness has diminished, alcohol-related ambulance responses are way down, and there has been a reduction in the number of people taken into protective custody for alcohol intoxication.

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> the police department has taken only 86 individuals into protective custody for alcohol consumption so far this year, putting the city on track to record a notable decrease from the 222 for all of last year.

The article also notes liquor stores have started enforcing do-not-sell lists to problematic individuals, which the stores are claiming as the reason for the reduction and not the nip ban itself.

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geffe71 t1_jb95zpi wrote

Parts of MA

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bigbadape t1_jb99dtn wrote

Did it help, or did people just buy bigger bottles and litter them?

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Coincel_pro t1_jb9b5m5 wrote

Bigger bottles would honestly be a better solution. Less of them thrown out and less to pick up. It's still not ideal but cleaning up 1 larger bottle is easier than 5-10 nips.

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Dopey-NipNips t1_jb9mu4h wrote

Yeah but then I have to drink a half pint on the way home from work, don't you think that's a little excessive

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bigbadape t1_jb9b91m wrote

That’s what I’m wondering from the MA experience, did this happen or did people just drink more?

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Coincel_pro t1_jb9ps5k wrote

That's a good question, I don't know either, hopefully some MA folks can clarify.

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degggendorf t1_jb9du6d wrote

Sure, but also, drinking more while driving isn't a good thing.

Isn't the whole idea destroying the evidence? Take your shot, toss it, then you don't have any incriminating open containers in your car. Drinking a fifth, they either have to chug it and toss it, or be driving around with incriminating evidence.

Obviously, the right answer is "don't drink and drive", but I'm assuming that ship has kinda already sailed for many people.

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Coincel_pro t1_jb9pq2m wrote

Yeah, its going to happen one way or another. Limiting a very obvious and frequent pollutant is at least addressing one issue, littering but doesn't address the other, drunk driving but I'd rather at least cut down on the littering if its possible.

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