'-'_ 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘙𝘈 🌈_'-' on Nostr: Remember when the federal government required companies to denature industrial ...

Remember when the federal government required companies to denature industrial alcohol to make it undrinkable as early as 1906, but during Prohibition it ordered them to add quinine, methyl alcohol and other toxic chemicals as a further deterrent? Effectively poisoning thousands of people to death, with many dying during the holidays of 1926. Then when the government was caught, they responded with “Yeah, so?” Good times. 😊❤️✨

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/poison-alcohol-prohibition