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Question

Prohibition became the law of the land with the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment. It was intended to prevent people from selling and drinking alcohol. What was one of the reasons that the law was not effective?

Answer 1

In addition, a vast and sometimes very violent criminal network arose, manufacturing and selling alcohol, or selling illegally imported alcohol.  That is how gangsters like Al Capone got rich.

Answer 2

People continued to manufacture and consume alcohol.

It was not enforceable.