Talk:Prohibition

Dry Towns

I live in a "dry" town in Louisiana. They sell beer, but no other alcoholic beverages. Can someone explain that one for me. I always assumed that dry ment none.

It's a grey area. Some places pressed for full banning of anything even close to alcoholic, while others for banning of only strong liquor (wine, spirits, whiskey, etc.). The official rules were a bit clearer than that, but I forget what they said at the moment... Master Thief Garrett 06:52, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Mafia lobby

Is idea that prohibition laws were caused by Mafia lobby considered not neutral point of view?

Unless there is a source for the information, it'd be considered original research. The conventional view is that the Mafia became a powerful force in the U.S. as a result of Prohibition. I've never heard of anyone saying that they helped pass it. But if you have a source that says so, then I'm sure we can add a note about it. Thanks, -Willmcw 17:12, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

Prank

Someone changed the word "prohibition" to "prohibishon" in this article.—preceding unsigned comment by 67.98.18.66 (talk • contribs) 01:57, 6 December 2005 (UTC+11 hours)

Six Million Dollars

Says the article: "It had been estimated that six million dollars would be needed to enforce prohibition laws" I'm guessing that that's $6M of the time - but I don't like having to guess, and I don't know for sure. Any chance of someone who does know either changing that to $USxx million 200x or $US6 million at 19xx rates.

Book

I found this book by former U.S. Representative Frederick Landis with cartoons by Gaar Williams published in 1919 interesting. It lampoons attacks on prohibition in the United States. FloridaArmy (talk) 23:19, 16 March 2025 (UTC)