Prohibition

I was reading the US Constitution and just 27 amendments have happened during the last 200 years.

One of the Amendments 18, in the year 1919 caught my attention. It reads:

“Making, selling and transporting alcohol within the United States, as well as importing and exporting alcohol to and from the United States and its territories, will be forbidden”.

It was implemented for 14 years and repealed in 1933.

I was surprised that a western country like America did it despite the cold weather. ‘Dry’, the Group linked it to human development and religious values.

May 10, 2018

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Arun Jain