[doc30]

I'm no expert on this, but didn't Prohibition outlaw drugs as well as alcohol? WHen Prohibition was rescinded, I think only alcohol was made lagal again. Other substances were still illegal. Can anyone else confirm this?

[Wolfie]

The Volstead Act only pertained to alcoholic beverages, and only to the manufacture, sale, and transportation thereof. Possession and use remained legal.

[AdA$tra]

I beleive Marijuana was made illegal during the Korean conflict.

[steve-b]

I'm no expert on this, but didn't Prohibition outlaw drugs as well as alcohol?

Nope; the Eighteenth Amendment referred specifically to "intoxicating liquors". Not even Bill Clinton could redefine that as a reference to drugs in general.

[Conservative til I die]

No. Prohibition had nothing to do with drugs. Drugs had been banned piecemeal by various Congressional acts.

[aruanan]

Here's the first paragraph of the amendment:

Section 1--After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

There's no mention of anything but "intoxicating liquors".