Actually, the nail in the coffin for alcohol prohibition was the stream of testimony, before congress, of mothers who said something like this:
"Before alcohol prohibition, my children had to work very hard to get hold of beer and wine, distilled under federal guidelines, and sold under licensced control by legitimate businessmen who had a reputation to protect, and who could be sued. Under prohibition, my children can buy gin and vodka and rotgut that could easily blind them the first time they try it, from underage deputies of Al Capone, during recess.
Any of that seem vaguely similar to our current problems to you?
The feds would have gladly left 'boozers' to die and go blind. After all they are EVIL.
NY state was the first to ban spending any state money enforcing prohibition.
Simple fact is it's generational. The brainwashing success rate fell drastically for anybody born after 1950-1960. Of course there are exceptions.