MD: The Free State?

Hmm, maybe Maryland should change its moniker to "The Free State, except Montgomery County"?

Montgomery is the only county in the United States that sells and distributes all alcoholic beverages: hard liquor, beer and wine. [snip] All states regulate alcohol by determining where, when and how it is sold through government-issued liquor licenses. Eighteen states, including Virginia, go one step further by having the state sell or distribute alcoholic beverages. In Virginia, for example, hard liquor is sold only in state stores. The District, considered an "open" jurisdiction, does not sell or distribute alcohol.

Maryland is an open state with the exception of Montgomery and three Eastern Shore counties that sell hard liquor.

Washington Post - Vintage Bureaucracy: Montgomery Doesn't Make It Easy to Buy Fine Wine, Restaurateurs Say

Keith, while I work in Washington, DC, I moved out of Montgomery County and into Frederick County many years ago for the very reasons you pointed out in your post. I do not like buying my beer wine and hard liquor only after it has been approved/owned by the government.

[James Roscoe]

What do you expect in a socialist state like Maryland?