In Ohio? Bullsh!t.
From the OSU website:
Underage consumption, purchasing or possession of alcohol:
The legal drinking age in Ohio for consumption of an alcoholic beverage is 21. Purchasing, possessing or consuming alcohol prior to your 21st birthday is a first-degree misdemeanor. The maximum penalties associated with this offense are six months imprisonment or a $1,000 fine or both. A 20-year-old student, therefore, risks being imprisoned and fined when he/she decides to drink alcohol at a party or elsewhere.
Providing alcohol to an underage person:
A person who furnishes alcohol to an underage person is guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor. The maximum penalty associated with this offense is six months imprisonment or $1,000 fine or both. A social host, therefore, risks being fined and imprisoned when he/she furnishes alcohol to a person who is not 21 years of age. Keep in mind that the bigger your party is, the more people there that you don't know, the greater the chance of getting caught and/or charged.
If you're interested in why this is the case and what alcohol consumption does to brain cell development in humans under 21, visit the Community for Concern (
http://www.thecommunityofconcern.org/science/effects_brain.asp) or look at the Duke University study on underage drinking and the brain. "Underage" is defined as under 21.
There are few issues that boil my blood quicker than this one.
Updated On: 3/12/13 at 03:56 PM