By the time the constitutional amendment was ratified in January 1919, many states had enacted their own prohibition laws. That October, Congress passed a law detailing how the federal government would enforce Prohibition.
It was known as the Volstead Act in recognition of its foremost champion, Representative Andrew Volstead of Minnesota. The law banned the manufacture, sale and transport of any "Intoxicating liquor" -- beverages with an alcohol content of more than 0.5%, including beer and wine.
Statistically, Prohibition was not an utter failure. Deaths from alcohol-related cirrhosis declined as did arrests for public drunkenness.
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