Once again, lawmakers are looking to pass measures that would let convenience and grocery stores sell full-strength beer.
And, as usual, the proposal is being opposed by liquor store owners and other lawmakers who say the measures would kill jobs and result in more minors buying alcohol.
Sen. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, has introduced a bill to permit convenience stores to sell full-strength beer, while Rep. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, has filed a measure to let both grocery and convenience stores sell full-strength beer. Grocery and convenience stores can currently only sell beer with a 3.2-percent alcohol content. Boyd’s bill would also allow restaurants and bars to sell beer with a low alcohol content.
Despite similar proposals being killed three times before, Liston is cautiously optimistic on his bill’s chances for passing because “the customer awareness is much more heightened this year.” He believes Coloradans have become fed up with Colorado’s “archaic and obsolete”  liquor law and want a change.
“I have no illusions that this is a slam dunk, but I think we have better than a 50-50 chance,” he said.
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