▁consumption ▁and ▁alco hol ▁related ▁death s ▁decl ined ▁dram atically . ▁But ▁prohib ition ▁had ▁other , ▁more ▁negative ▁consequences . ▁The ▁am end ment ▁drove ▁the ▁luc r ative ▁alco hol ▁business ▁under ground , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁per vas ive ▁black ▁market . ▁In ▁addition , ▁prohib ition ▁encourag ed ▁dis res pect ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁strength ened ▁organized ▁crime . ▁Pro hib ition ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁when ▁this ▁am end ment ▁was ▁repe aled . ▁ ▁The ▁Tw enty - first ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁repe aled ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁Am end ment ▁and ▁returned ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁alco hol ▁to ▁the ▁states . ▁Each ▁state ▁sets ▁its ▁own ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁and ▁import ation ▁of ▁alco hol , ▁including ▁the ▁drink ing ▁age . ▁Because ▁a ▁federal ▁law ▁provides ▁federal ▁funds ▁to ▁states ▁that ▁prohib it ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁alco hol ▁to ▁min ors ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one , ▁all ▁fifty ▁states ▁have ▁set ▁their ▁drink ing ▁age ▁there . ▁R ules ▁about ▁how ▁alco hol ▁is ▁sold ▁vary ▁greatly ▁from ▁state ▁to ▁state . ▁ ▁Saf egu ards ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁( Am end ments ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Th ir teenth ▁Am end ment ▁( 1