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Why are there liquor stores in Utah if Mormons don't drink?

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Utah is a major tourist destination as well as having a highly diversified economy and a substantial non-LDS population (as well as a proportion of members of record who do not honor the covenants of the faith). read more

In Mormon dominated Utah where alcohol is frowned upon, liquor sales keep climbing each year. The two-decade rise is likely fueled by a steady influx of new out-of-state residents drawn for jobs and a thriving tourism sector driven by snow-capped mountains and red-rock national parks. read more

Bruce Fery, CEO of The Grand America Hotel and Resorts and also a proponent of alcohol “normalization” in Utah, said, “From a guest service perspective, Utah’s liquor laws are really awkward and make us look like we are still in covered wagons. read more

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