Willis–Campbell Act
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title:
Willis–Campbell Act
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The Willis–Campbell Act of 1921 was a piece of legislation in the United States intended to clarify and tighten regulations around the medicinal use of alcohol during Prohibition. The law, sponsored by Republican Sen. Frank B. Willis of Ohio and Rep. Philip P. Campbell of Kansas, specified that only "spirituous and vinous liquors" could be prescribed medicinally, reduced the maximum amount of alcohol per prescription to half a pint, and limited doctors to 100 prescriptions for alcohol per 90-day
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U.S. Prohibition-era law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis%E2%80%93Campbell_Act
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2023-11-23T16:40:06Z
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