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Prohibition in Idaho Caused Serious Problems

I. Promising Future Prohibition in Idaho had a promising future at first. Idahoans had long supported temperance. They had approved state-wide prohibition in 1916. They then ratified National Prohibition. It began in 1920. People widely thought that Prohibiting would have beneficial effects. It would reduce crime, improve health, and decrease violence. They thought it would …

Idaho alcohol laws apply to the state’s residents. But they also apply to visitors. The state’s alcohol laws may differ from those in another state. It’s best to know them. It makes it easier not to break them. That can be expensive. And also embarrassing. When Idaho became a state in 1890, the temperance movement …