# Why are certain substances illegal again? - US Constitution question

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 22, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-substances-illegal-again-us-constitution-question/582740 "2011-05-22T01:41:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-substances-illegal-again-us-constitution-question/582740/21 "2011-05-23T13:53:54Z")

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^Actually, responsible for a plot error. _Smokey and the Bandit_ is based on the premise that Coors was only sold in certain states at the time, but that was a marketing and distribution decision made entirely by the brewery. Texas was one of those states, so a truckload is supposedly picked up in Texarkana. Problem is, Bowie County (location of Texarkana, Texas) is dry, and has been since the 1940s thanks to . . . the 21st Amendment.

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