MigraineMan
Defenestration Specialist
You can still buy Everclear in Maryland. They did a FU to the government on a most epic level... Maryland banned 190 proof Everclear, so they started selling 189 proof Everclear. (This is real and not a joke)
Several of the retailers I've dealt with have just voided it from inventory. They saw the cat-and-mouse pissing contest that was evolving, and decided it was more trouble than it's worth.
Related - the clerk will give you the stink-eye if you tell him you need Everclear for a Cub Scout activity. (91% isopropyl works fine, and comes with zero scrutiny at the register)