Residents of Washington DC have been assured that they can buy alcohol in the US state of New Hampshire, despite a law suggesting otherwise.

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission clarified that Washington residents can buy alcohol in New Hampshire even though state law does not explicitly include them and instead refers to licences from "another state" or Canada.

It is unclear how many other laws might unintentionally snub Washington residents, but like the alcohol law, the state's tobacco law says a licence from "another state" can be used to show proof of age, without mentioning Washington or US territories.

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