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State limits on the alcohol content of beer mean you can get drunk faster in Nebraska (no limit) than in North Carolina (6 percent). And that is making some North Carolinians who like specialty beers hopping mad. A move to double the limit is afoot, where beer drinkers have launched a campaign called "Pop the Cap" and are searching for a bill sponsor. Fear of alcohol abuse by the masses led legislators to limit the amount of alcohol in beer when Prohibition ended in 1933. Twenty-six states have no limit, according to Stateline.org. Ohio increased its beer alcohol content limit from 6 percent to 12 percent last year. Georgia lawmakers rejected raising the state's 6 percent limit in 2001. Utah and Oklahoma have the lowest beer content limits in the country at 3.2 percent. In some states that allow beer with higher alcohol content, the product (strong beer or heavy beer) is defined as "liquor." This definition subjects the product to higher taxes, tighter licensing and controls provided for liquor.