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Arkansas Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)

Conditional: Arkansas is not a control state, but spirits are restricted: distilled spirits are sold only at licensed liquor stores (package stores), and grocery and convenience stores may sell beer and wine only.

ConditionalVerified Jul 23, 2026

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Arkansas is not a control state, but spirits are restricted: distilled spirits are sold only at licensed liquor stores (package stores), and grocery and convenience stores may sell beer and wine only. Sales are subject to local wet or dry status.

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Where to Buy Alcohol in states bordering Arkansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

LouisianaPermitted
Louisiana is not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold by private retailers, including grocery and convenience stores as well as package stores. Drive-thru daiquiri sales are permitted, and a cup that is taped or sealed counts as a closed container.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: atc.louisiana.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
MississippiConditional
Mississippi is a spirits "control" state at wholesale: the Department of Revenue is the sole wholesale importer and seller of distilled spirits and of wine over 6.25% alcohol by volume. Spirits and wine are sold by licensed private package stores, not by grocery or convenience stores, and beer and light wine are sold separately where the area is locally wet.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
MissouriPermitted
Missouri is a license state, not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold broadly at grocery, convenience, drug and liquor stores, regulated by the Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Control. There are no state-run liquor stores.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: atc.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OklahomaConditional
Oklahoma is not a control state: since October 2018, under State Question 792 (SQ 792), grocery, convenience and pharmacy stores sell wine and full-strength (cold) beer, while package (liquor) stores sell spirits plus beer and wine. Beer in groceries can be up to 8.99% alcohol by volume (ABV) and wine up to 15% ABV; anything higher is sold only at liquor stores.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseeConditional
Tennessee is not a control state — both wholesale and retail are private: spirits and wine are sold at private package (liquor) stores, while beer and, since 2016, wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores. The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is the regulator.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
TexasConditional
Texas is not a control state: beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores, but distilled spirits only at privately owned package (liquor) stores. TABC is the regulator.
Verified Jul 20, 2026 · Source: tabc.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →

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