<P> The Eighteenth Amendment ( Amendment XVIII ) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production , transport , and sale of alcohol ( though not the consumption or private possession ) illegal . The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment , and defined which `` intoxicating liquors '' were prohibited , and which were excluded from prohibition ( e.g. , for medical and religious purposes ) . The Amendment was the first to set a time delay before it would take effect following ratification , and the first to set a time limit for its ratification by the states . The requisite number of states had ratified it by January 16 , 1919 , with the amendment taking effect on January 16 , 1920 . </P>
<P> The Eighteenth Amendment ( Amendment XVIII ) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production , transport , and sale of alcohol ( though not the consumption or private possession ) illegal . The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment , and defined which `` intoxicating liquors '' were prohibited , and which were excluded from prohibition ( e.g. , for medical and religious purposes ) . The Amendment was the first to set a time delay before it would take effect following ratification , and the first to set a time limit for its ratification by the states . The requisite number of states had ratified it by January 16 , 1919 , with the amendment taking effect on January 16 , 1920 . </P>
when did the 18th amendment go into effect
when did the 18th amendment go into effect
January 16 , 1920 .
January 16 , 1920 .