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  • History Peek at the party inside a real Prohibition Era speakeasy in this 1920s film clip (video) David Pescovitz
  • nyc Prohibition era 'Bulldog Bootleggers' honored with statue in NYC Rusty Blazenhoff
  • prohibition The Economist: "Joe Biden is too timid. It is time to legalize cocaine" Mark Frauenfelder
  • new jersey New Jersey issues long awaited apology for systematically shutting down gay bars Jess Sabine
  • yoga Alabama legislature upholds ban on yoga in schools because it might cause kids to convert to Hinduism Mark Frauenfelder
  • ireland Watch this wacky 80s news clip about Irish bootleggers Thom Dunn
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  • prohibition U.S. Navy sailors banned from drinking in Japan Mark Frauenfelder
  • marijuana On 4/20 day, Canada vows to legalize weed within one year Xeni Jardin
  • History Churchill got a doctor's note requiring him to drink at least 8 doubles a day "for convalescence" Cory Doctorow
  • History LA Whiskey Society tastes and reviews "medicinal" whiskey from Prohibition Cory Doctorow
  • prohibition Marijuana arrests in U.S. increased last year for the first time since 2009 Mark Frauenfelder
  • alcohol Secret gadget to bust prohibition-era speakeasies Mark Frauenfelder
  • uk Bath salts in Britain Cory Doctorow
  • racism Segregated facilities no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts Rob Beschizza
  • whiskey The extreme lengths gone to to bring back a lost variety of rye for whiskey Jason Weisberger
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