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ultramancool
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Grateful Dead Fan Timothy Tyler Has Been Granted C...
Alcohol is probably only legal because it's easy to make and has existed in the culture for ages, nothing to do with any ailments. History defines the laws far more than logic does.
aaronbrethorst
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Specific background:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_...
And the Ken Burns documentary is fantastic:
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/
smcl
on Aug 31, 2016
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What do you mean "nothing to do with any ailments"?
ultramancool
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Just that the harm caused by it is not a major factory in its legal status.
smcl
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AH ok - I wasn't sure if you were suggesting it wasn't responsible for any health issues, but quite the opposite :)
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