# Home-distilling ban ruled unconstitutional

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** liquor-alcohol\
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249 "2024-07-15T07:27:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249/30 "2026-04-19T15:03:24Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> > [@TroutMan](#):
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> > Oh geez, can we stop already with the myth that home distilling causes methanol poisoning? Adding methanol to hooch causes methanol poisoning, not distillation.
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> Inexperienced distillers using corn mash can unintentionally contaminate their moonshine with methanol.

Or [lead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-prohibition-officials-poison-drinkers/1020378/31)

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