grampajack
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"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 the territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited."Much if that is, Yes!
The National Prohibition Act, also known as thw Volstead Act is what set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited, and which were excluded from prohibition (e.g., for medical and religious purposes)
The 18th amendment didn't include such items. It gave the government the power to legislate within its confines, but not the power to change its scope. For example, a bill to define penalties for various violations would have been constitutional. A bill to legalize beer or outlaw mouthwash would have been unconstitutional, however, as that would have directly contradicted the amendment itself.
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