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Maine Law

By: Erica Rhodes Hayden
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

The Maine Law, passed in 1851, was the first alcohol prohibition legislation passed at the state level. This legislation surpassed previous liquor regulations in severity and scope and attempted to tighten earlier liquor laws. The Maine Law [Page 824]prohibited the manufacture ...

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  Hayden, E. (2015). Maine law. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 824-825). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n312
  
  Hayden, Erica Rhodes. "Maine Law." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 824-25. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n312.
  
  Hayden, E. 2015. Maine Law. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 824-825 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n312> [Accessed 17 Jun 2021].
  
  Hayden, Erica Rhodes. "Maine Law." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 824-25. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n312.
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