Tbf, “alcohol banned” during prohibition 100 years ago does not have the same definition in 2025. It’s mostly a ban on sales or public possession but people still purchase in other counties and bring it home.
Giant_Undertow on
“But now it’s different….”
” We learned our lesson”
People were going blind during prohibition but they don’t go blind anymore… I wonder if that’s because they’re allowed to use reputable sources now…
Now people just die instead
Literally all the fentanyl deaths are caused by the policy currently
Our government is disgusting and those that implemented any drug laws should be doing hard time for all those that are dead because they couldn’t get what they desired in a safe way.
These laws were implemented for profit…. Then alcohol now drugs.
This isn’t a radical theory. Literally watch the first episode of boardwalk empire….
werid_panda_eat_cake on
People who make maps AND upload them to creative commons are heros
silentgir1 on
Can we just appreciate the irony that moonshine recipes aged better than prohibition laws?
fossSellsKeys on
What’s the matter with Kansas?
stack-0-pancake on
Quite a few distilleries in KY and TN were in counties where the residents couldn’t legally imbibe until recently.
cheesesprite on
I was not expecting Wisconsin
ryantheskinny on
you can really notice the areas dominated by french catholics in south louisiana.
probridgedweller on
Oh, y’all, this one is better with the sound on. Finally.
aooot on
The Hudson Valley is thirsty!
Secure-Tradition793 on
I love how the music changes during the prohibition. The author must be a drinker.
JohnGoodmanNSFW on
The dramatic shift in music as Prohibition took hold 🤌
RudeStreet7535 on
The Great Depression hit and people were like fuck man I need a drink
PistolCowboy on
Do the 20s suck in every century?
ma2016 on
Love that south Louisiana held out as long as it could and as soon as prohibition was over it was right back to normal.
jjspirithawk on
Heh, I’d like to see an animated map of estimated alcohol consumption during the same time period. My guess is that there’d only be small dip during “Prohibition”. Just a hunch 😉
Potato_Stains on
Had no idea Arkansas had that many dry counties today
Frozen_Parrot on
Important note. Many of those current red spots are reservations. Edit: the spots in the south like Arkansas are just old fashioned dry counties. And the county that produces Jack Daniel’s whiskey in Kentucky is a dry county.
MightySamMcClain on
I didn’t realize it lasted that long. I thought it was like a year or two
NuYawker on
Including Alaska and Hawaii in this while they weren’t states was a choice.
Nervous-Leading9415 on
Lobstermen were famous Rum Runners during prohibition in Maine.
selune07 on
I find it absolutely hilarious that not only did the USA try to completely ban alcohol, but it worked out so badly that to this day it’s the only amendment that’s ever been reversed.
SuperSpy_4 on
I never realized alcohol was banned in so many places into modern times still.
WhileNotLurking on
I’m not aware of that single red blob in Washington state as of recent.
oddmarc on
Bunch of teetotalers the lot of you.
Outrageous-Pin-4664 on
Shout out to Alabama for giving my grandfather a profitable side hustle.
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug.
ironcladfranklin on
You can tell there were lots of Germans in MN…
marcusmv3 on
As a liquor store owner, thank you for this, very enlightening.
Never forget prohibition, people. Some of you already have as apparently we have neoprohibitionists these days.
EnragedTea43 on
My dad grew up in a county where it was illegal to sell alcohol, but not buy or consume it. He said that there was a liquor store just outside the county limits, and everyone he knew went to that store to buy their alcohol instead of repealing the prohibition
Ok_Statement_9150 on
I keep seeing Yakima county in Washington on these maps. Alcohol sales are regulated on certain reservation lands, but there are no counties in Washington State that have a full ban on alcohol.
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so it went all downhill in 1933
Tbf, “alcohol banned” during prohibition 100 years ago does not have the same definition in 2025. It’s mostly a ban on sales or public possession but people still purchase in other counties and bring it home.
“But now it’s different….”
” We learned our lesson”
People were going blind during prohibition but they don’t go blind anymore… I wonder if that’s because they’re allowed to use reputable sources now…
Now people just die instead
Literally all the fentanyl deaths are caused by the policy currently
Our government is disgusting and those that implemented any drug laws should be doing hard time for all those that are dead because they couldn’t get what they desired in a safe way.
These laws were implemented for profit…. Then alcohol now drugs.
This isn’t a radical theory. Literally watch the first episode of boardwalk empire….
People who make maps AND upload them to creative commons are heros
Can we just appreciate the irony that moonshine recipes aged better than prohibition laws?
What’s the matter with Kansas?
Quite a few distilleries in KY and TN were in counties where the residents couldn’t legally imbibe until recently.
I was not expecting Wisconsin
you can really notice the areas dominated by french catholics in south louisiana.
Oh, y’all, this one is better with the sound on. Finally.
The Hudson Valley is thirsty!
I love how the music changes during the prohibition. The author must be a drinker.
The dramatic shift in music as Prohibition took hold 🤌
The Great Depression hit and people were like fuck man I need a drink
Do the 20s suck in every century?
Love that south Louisiana held out as long as it could and as soon as prohibition was over it was right back to normal.
Heh, I’d like to see an animated map of estimated alcohol consumption during the same time period. My guess is that there’d only be small dip during “Prohibition”. Just a hunch 😉
Had no idea Arkansas had that many dry counties today
Important note. Many of those current red spots are reservations. Edit: the spots in the south like Arkansas are just old fashioned dry counties. And the county that produces Jack Daniel’s whiskey in Kentucky is a dry county.
I didn’t realize it lasted that long. I thought it was like a year or two
Including Alaska and Hawaii in this while they weren’t states was a choice.
Lobstermen were famous Rum Runners during prohibition in Maine.
I find it absolutely hilarious that not only did the USA try to completely ban alcohol, but it worked out so badly that to this day it’s the only amendment that’s ever been reversed.
I never realized alcohol was banned in so many places into modern times still.
I’m not aware of that single red blob in Washington state as of recent.
Bunch of teetotalers the lot of you.
Shout out to Alabama for giving my grandfather a profitable side hustle.
Chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug.
You can tell there were lots of Germans in MN…
As a liquor store owner, thank you for this, very enlightening.
Never forget prohibition, people. Some of you already have as apparently we have neoprohibitionists these days.
My dad grew up in a county where it was illegal to sell alcohol, but not buy or consume it. He said that there was a liquor store just outside the county limits, and everyone he knew went to that store to buy their alcohol instead of repealing the prohibition
I keep seeing Yakima county in Washington on these maps. Alcohol sales are regulated on certain reservation lands, but there are no counties in Washington State that have a full ban on alcohol.
Southern Louisiana holdin’ on