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Why was Prohibition a failure in the United States?

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Prohibition ultimately failed because at least half the adult population wanted to carry on drinking, policing of the Volstead Act was riddled with contradictions, biases and corruption, and the lack of a specific ban on consumption hopelessly muddied the legal waters

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Why Prohibition Failed. Prohibition opened the door for organized crime involving the smuggling and boot-legging of alcohol into the country. Speakeasies became very common, and bribery of law officials became very common. ... To make up for this deficit, Prohibition was repealed so alcohol could be taxed.

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