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Prohibition and Bootlegging
-WCTU thought alcohol was destroying society and need to be banned by Gov't (Volstead Act)
-Brought prohibiton
-the prohibition lasted 1917-1920
-War veterans were used to relaxed European laws so they complained
-Crime was problem: Al Capone(selling alcohol)
-Rum running (Selling illegal alcohols)
-Brought prohibiton
-the prohibition lasted 1917-1920
-War veterans were used to relaxed European laws so they complained
-Crime was problem: Al Capone(selling alcohol)
-Rum running (Selling illegal alcohols)
"Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs. "
Michael Badnarik
Michael Badnarik
Summary
Importance - first major law brought by women