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Prohibition Hasn’t Ended Yet
It’s been nearly seven decades since the national war against alcohol during Prohibition (1920-33) came to an end with the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. But 30 states, including mine (Michigan), still prosecute a kind of mini-Prohibition of their own: They forbid consumers from buying wine from other states unless the products are shipped through [...]
1Jul2001 | Lawrence W. Reed | 0 comments | Continued-
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