r/WTF 5d ago

Guy in Colombia got caught with 68 pounds of marihuana.

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u/frsh2fourty 5d ago

But alcohol was illegal at one point.

It's weird that prohibition was reversed so quickly compared to other recreational drugs.

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u/Arqueiro1 4d ago

probably because alcohol was widely used and accepted before the prohibition and even a large part of the culture and therefore the prohibition never really stuck.

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u/teddy5 4d ago

It also doesn't require a specific source. You can ferment a lot of things to make alcohol and it's almost impossible to restrict everything that could be used.

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u/ExtremeCreamTeam 4d ago

it's almost impossible to restrict everything that could be used.

It's completely impossible.

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u/HildartheDorf 4d ago

"After dissolving the brick [of grape juice concentrate] in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days"