> but banning drinking alcohol altogether hasn't worked well in any society at large. Nope :) I come from a society where when drinking was prohibited, people

> but banning drinking alcohol altogether hasn't worked well in any society at large. Nope :) I come from a society where when drinking was prohibited, people complied immediately. It was documented that the streets of Madinah were flooded with wine when the prohibition came down because everyone poured out their stashes. Of course, there will always be a small minority who will refuse to abide, either due to temptation or stubbornness. However, the prohibition under Islam has proven to work very very well. It's fallicious thinking to apply the failure of ban that was instituted in the US and generalize to other cultures. Islam has prohibited intoxicants 1400 years ago, but many people don't seem to bring it up. Edit: it seems people are downvoting our discussion.