Medicinal Liquor Prescriptions Act of 1933 explained

Shorttitle:	Medicinal Liquor Prescriptions Act of 1933
Longtitle:	An Act relating to the prescribing of medicinal liquors.
Nickname:	National Prohibition Act Amendment of 1933
Enacted By:	73rd
Effective Date:	March 31, 1933
Acts Amended:	Willis–Campbell Act
Title Amended:	27 U.S.C.: Intoxicating Liquors
Sections Amended:	§§ 1-3
Introducedin:	Senate
Introduceddate:	March 28, 1933
Committees:	Senate Judiciary, House Judiciary
Passedbody1:	Senate
Passeddate1:	March 29, 1933
Passedvote1:	Passed
Passedbody2:	House
Passeddate2:	March 30, 1933
Passedvote2:	Passed, in lieu of
Signedpresident:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Signeddate:	March 31, 1933

Medicinal Liquor Prescriptions Act of 1933 is a United States federal statute establishing prescription limitations for physicians possessing a permit to dispense medicinal liquor. The public law seek to abolish the use of the medicinal liquor prescription form introducing medicinal liquor revenue stamps as a substitution for official prescription blanks.

The Act of Congress amended Title II - Prohibition of Intoxicating Beverages as enacted by the National Prohibition Act of 1919. The prohibition law, better known as the Volstead Act, was amended twelve years before by the 67th United States Congress authorizing dispensary restrictions of alcohol by druggists or physicians. The public law was entitled the National Prohibition Supplemental Act of 1921.^[1]

The 72nd United States Congress pursued passage of a medicinal liquor regulatory bill ahead of the Congressional session expiration occurring on March 4, 1933. House bill 14395 went before the United States House of Representatives on February 25, 1933, resulting in a one hundred and sixty-eight to one hundred and sixty narrow margin vote.^[2]

Senate bill 562 was passed by the 73rd U.S. Congress and enacted into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on March 31, 1933.

See also

	History of medicine in the United States
	History of pharmacy in the United States
	Liquor
	Mint julep
	Moonshine
	Rectified spirit

Periodical Bibliography

• Web site: Internal Revenue Commissioner Outlines Regulations on Druggists and Physicians . July 1, 1919 . New York Times.
• Web site: Revenue Collector Tells How Prescriptions May Be Filled Under Treasury Decision . July 30, 1919 . New York Times.
• Web site: Roping the Doctor with Red Tape . January 11, 1920 . New York Times.
• Web site: Physicians Endorse Whisky as Medicine . May 23, 1922 . New York Times.
• Web site: Liquor Fraud Laid to 27 Physicians . March 17, 1926 . New York Times.
• Web site: Warrants are Issued for 15 More Doctors . March 26, 1926 . New York Times.
• Web site: Distilling of Whisky to be Authorized Soon to Add 1,500,000 Gallons to Medicinal Stock . July 16, 1929 . New York Times.

External links

• Book: Gordon, Ernest . The Wrecking of the Eighteenth Amendment . 1943 . Francestown, NH . 978-1258409807 . 949392 . Internet Archive . The Alcohol Information Press.
• A Prohibition Problem: Liquor as Medicine 1920–1933 . Jones . Bartlett C. . October 1, 1963 . XVIII . 4 . Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences . Oxford University Press . 10.1093/jhmas/XVIII.4.353 . 14075441 . 353–369.
• Web site: During Prohibition, Your Doctor Could Write You a Prescription for Booze . Gambino . Megan . October 7, 2013 . Smithsonian.com.
• Web site: Ridiculous History: When Doctors 'Prescribed' Alcohol During Prohibition . Konstantinovsky . Michelle . October 2, 2017 . How Stuff Works.
• Web site: Medicinal Alcohol . American Prohibition in the 1920s . Ohio State University.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Prohibition Supplemental Act of 1921 ~ P.L. 67-96 . 42 Stat. 222 ~ House Bill 7294 . November 23, 1921 . USLaw.Link.
2. Web site: H.R. 14395 - Prescribing of Medicinal Liquors ~ Vote #118 . February 25, 1933 . GovTrack.