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A Physician, a Rabbi, and a Bootlegger Walk into a Pharmacy
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By 1920, America was officially a dry country. In theory. In practice, the law came with enough loopholes that opportunists found plenty of ways to make, trade, sell, and guzzle vast quantities of alcohol. Some turned to religion and some walked into a pharmacy with a doctor’s note. Still others knew how to rig the system so well that they made their fortunes and even got away with murder.
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Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
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Written and researched by: Heather Jackson, Valerie Hoback, Amy Watkin, and Mandy Reid
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