Virginia’s Liquor Laws Were Always Weird. Change Is Coming

Virginia’s Liquor Laws Were Always Weird. Change Is Coming

Virginia’s long-standing food-to-alcohol sales ratio may finally change, not because lawmakers got brave, but because resistance faded. As industry groups shift positions and younger generations drink less, the debate reveals how outdated liquor laws shaped Richmond’s food scene and why a 70/30 compromise now feels inevitable.

Changes to Virginia’s food to alcohol sales ratio appear more likely than ever

“I need to look at the policy, I think we’ve got room to move,” Speaker Don Scott told Radio IQ.