From at least the late 1990s. I didn't pay enough attention to where he was getting the light or I would have piped up before @Shortcut ordered. I don't even look at their site when it comes up in a search for something.
And on the evil, flip side is North Carolina (where I grew up) because you can buy beer & wine at grocery stores but all liquor is sold through STATE OWNED stores. Statewide, ultra-high monopoly pricing.