Prohibition in the United States effectively ended on December 5, 1933, when the Twenty-first Amendment was ratified and repealed the Eighteenth Amendment.

Quick Scoop

  • The Eighteenth Amendment, which began nationwide Prohibition, took effect in January 1920.
  • The Twenty-first Amendment repealed it on December 5, 1933, making that the key date when Prohibition “ended” at the federal level.
  • Some states and local areas stayed “dry” longer, keeping their own alcohol bans even after 1933.

TL;DR: Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933, with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, though a few states and communities kept local bans in place after that.

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