ProhibitiON
The 18TH amendment to the constitution banned the sale, manufacture, and transport of all alcoholic beverages. This included beer, wine, vodka, gin, moonshine, And All other forms of ALCOHOL. However, the law did not BAN DRINKING OR BUYING ALCOHOL. THE LAW HAD NO REAL POWER, AND BOOTLEGGERS QUICKLY BEGAN MAKING ILLEGAL ALCOHOL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NULLIFIED IN 1931 BY THE 21ST AMENDMENT. DURING PROHIBITION, BIG BREWING COMPANIES LIKE ANHISER-BUSCH STAYED AFLOAT BY SELLING NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, LIKE BEVO. hOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT COMPETE WITH BOOTLEGGERS MUCH. sPEAKEASIES GOT AROUND THE BAN ON MAKING OR SELLING ALCOHOL BY BUYING IT FROM BOOTLEGGERS AND HAVING A DOOR CHARGE, INSTEAD OF SELLING THE ALCOHOL.