Editing Volstead Act (section)

== Content of the Volstead Act ==
The Volstead Act consisted of three main sections: (1) previously enacted war Prohibition, (2) Prohibition as designated by the Eighteenth Amendment, and (3) industrial alcohol use.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Ruiz |first=Susan Mosher |title=The Sage Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. |publisher=Sage Publications |year=2015 |edition=3 vols |location=Thousand Oaks, CA |pages=1340 |language=English}}</ref> Before the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment, the [https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/prohibition War Time Prohibition Act] was approved on November 21, 1918. This was passed to conserve grain by prohibiting its usage in the production of spirits. Title II of the Volstead Act, "Permanent National Prohibition," which was defined as "intoxicating beverages" containing greater than 0.5 percent alcohol.<ref name=":1" /> This section also set forth the fines and jail sentences for the manufacture, sale and movement of alcoholic beverages, as well as set forth regulations that described those who would enforce the laws, what search and seizure powers law enforcement had or did not have, as well as how adjunction of violations would be in place, among many others. Despite these strict laws on alcohol commerce, there were numerous ways in which the possession and personal use of alcohol remained legal under the Volstead Act.<ref name=":1" /> It was in fact legal to own alcoholic beverages that were obtained before the Prohibition, as well as serve these types of drinks to family or guests in the home with proof of purchase on hand. This allowed numerous individuals, specifically those who were wealthy to stockpile these beverages before Prohibition. Alcohol that was used for medical purposes remained legal under the Volstead Act. Physicians were limited on what they could prescribe their patients. They were allowed one pint of spirits every ten days, a restriction the American Medical Associate opposed for being inadequate.<ref name=":1" /> Pastors, priests, ministers, rabbis and others who practiced religious actions could acquire a permit to provide alcohol for sacramental purposes only. Alcohol for any industrial purposes were allowed in Title III of the Volstead Act, titled "Industrial Purposes."<ref name=":1" />