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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely, in my presence and assuming we're in one of the many states where that is legal.

Most likely, in my presence or with specified family members I trust in our own property or rented accommodation regardless of legalities, although I would only admit that anonymously.[/quote]

This is not legal anywhere in the continental U.S. [/quote]

It most certainly is. If you're going to post legal information in a way that implies certainty as to whether something is legal, it may help to provide supporting evidence. You appear to be incorrect; in fact, many states specifically have exceptions in their underage drinking laws to allow for parents to permit consumption of alcohol by their own minor child (in this case under age 21) in their presence. The specifics vary by state, but it is categorically false to claim that drinking as I described in the first sentence of my post is illegal in all of the continental U.S. states.

Legal citations/primary sources in brackets [example].
Secondary sources linked.

"The minimum purchase and drinking ages is a state law, and most states still permit "underage" consumption of alcohol in some circumstances. In some states, no restriction on private consumption is made, while in others, consumption is only allowed in specific locations, in the presence of consenting and supervising family members "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act

The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act, [23 U.S.C. § 158], requires that States prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages as a condition of receiving State highway funds. [b]A Federal regulation that interprets the Act excludes from the definition of "public possession," [/b]possession "for an established religious purpose;[b] when accompanied by a parent, spouse or legal guardian age 21 or older[/b]; for medical purposes when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital or medical institution; in private clubs or establishments; or to the sale, handling, transport, or service in dispensing of any alcoholic beverage pursuant to lawful employment of a person under the age of twenty-one years by a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of alcoholic beverages." [23 C.F.R. § 1208.3] (bolding mine for emphasis of relevant parts)
https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/Underage_Possession_Consumption_Internal_Possession_of_Alcohol.html

As just one example, at home in Maryland it is legal for the parent, guardian, or spouse age 21+ of someone under age 21 to permit that individual to consume alcohol. [Crim. Law § 10-117(c)(1) beginning October 1, 2002, and Md. Ann. Code 1957 art. 27, § 401A(c)(1) prior to October 1, 2002]
https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/State_Profiles_of_Underage_Drinking_Laws.html

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