Pubdate: Sat, 20 Nov 1999
Date: 11/20/1999
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Author: Barbara Beckley
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Prohibition accomplished nothing except the creation of a black
market, the rise of a powerful criminal class (the Mafia) and a spike
in the crime rate. It had little, if any, impact on the consumption of
alcohol in America.

Aside from the substance banned, can someone please explain to me the
difference between Prohibition and the war on drugs?

Barbara Beckley,
Los Angeles