Happy Hour legislation

have you ever heard of this? i haven't until recently, apparently some states and counties and cities have taken it upon their puritanical selves to limit the kind of drinking and drink specials bars can offer during prime consumption hours, i.e. 5pm and on. most notable culprit: massachusetts in 1984. this seriously explains so much about boston. oklahoma tried to do something similar two years ago. when will this insanity end?