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The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, importing, exporting and transportation of Alcoholic Beverages in the United States and its possessions. Contrary to common belief, it did not prohibit either the purchase or consumption of alcohol.

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