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U.S. policies regulating alcohol  

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  • Alcohol is the most widely used legal intoxicant in the United States, and policies regulating alcohol are fundamentally different from those regulating illegal drugs. The U.S. Constitution provides the legal foundation for the wide range of federal, state, and local policies regulating alcoholic beverages. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Policies Regulating Alcohol, U.S.]

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