text: should the legal drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18??? hey hey hey guys. . . i am a student at blinn jr. college and i need your help. . . i am writing an essay on what people think about lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. . . if could please help me out i would surly be thankful. . .thanks alot. . . peace out  ~*shelia*~ if by law you are considered a adult and can enter into legal contracts and go to war and everything else like being sentence in court as a adult, then i say yes, you should be able to drink at 18.