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Happy hours are sacred rituals for many American workers, but a handful of states continue to ban them.

For many 9-to-5ers, happy hours are a time when workers can grab affordable alcoholic drinks and let off steam with their co-workers or friends.

Yet there are still some states where these casual get-togethers are forbidden – and they're not tied to one region.

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Many of these bans began in the 1980s as a response to drunk driving.

Here are seven states in which happy hours are outlawed.

Massachusetts

The Bay State was one of the first U.S. states to ban happy hours.

In 1984, a 20-year-old woman named Kathleen Barry was killed in a d

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