18th Amendment Effects

The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 which began what is known as the Prohibition era. It stated:
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. (35)
While this was later repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933, it still managed to do colossal damage during its thirteen years. The effects seen while the Eighteenth amendment was active are similar to the effects that have manifested themselves from the current prohibition of marijuana in the United States. Some of the issues caused by the prohibition include the creation of large, organized crime rings, an increase in usage of marijuana among Americans, and being a waste of hundreds of millions of tax dollars.
The American Temperance Society (ATS) was formed in 1826, and was a major contributing factor in the creation of the first temperance movement. The movement had reached 1.5 million followers by 1835, but did not see much success in its drive to get rid of

The movement had reached 1.5 million followers by 1835, but did not see much success in its drive to get rid of alcohol.The group died out during the Civil War, but became a foundation for the many similar movements in the future. The Prohibition movement, sometimes referred to as the dry crusade, was brought back to life in 1869, when the national Prohibition Party was formed, and was then followed other movements such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League. These movements had serious political power, and eventually managed to get the Eighteenth Amendment ratified as well as the Volstead