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Oklahoma Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)

Conditional: 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.

ConditionalVerified Jul 23, 2026

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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.

Official source: oklahoma.gov →

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Where to Buy Alcohol in states bordering Oklahoma

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

ArkansasConditional
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.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
ColoradoConditional
In Colorado, beer and wine are sold at grocery and convenience stores (full-strength beer since 2019 and wine since March 2023), but spirits are still limited to licensed liquor stores. Under SB25-033 the state stopped issuing new grocery hard-liquor licenses in 2025; licenses already issued continue.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: sbg.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
KansasConditional
Kansas runs a three-tier system with private retail: distilled spirits, wine and full-strength beer are sold only in licensed liquor stores, while grocery and convenience stores may sell cereal malt beverage (and, since 2019, beer up to 6% alcohol by volume).
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: ksrevenue.gov · Full Kansas 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 →
New MexicoPermitted
New Mexico is a license state, not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold at licensed retail liquor stores and at many grocery and convenience stores, and there are no state-run ABC stores. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (RLD) is the regulator.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: rld.nm.gov · Full New Mexico 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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