Prohibition Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Mexico==== Some communities in the southern Mexican state of [[Chiapas]] of are under the control of the [[libertarian socialist]] [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]], and often ban alcohol as part of what was described as "a collective decision". This prohibition has been used by many villages as a way to decrease domestic violence{{failed verification|date=May 2017}} and has generally been favored by women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.narconews.com/Issue33/article971.html |title=The Zapatistas Reject the War on Drugs |publisher=Narco News |access-date=2010-04-25}}</ref> This prohibition, however, is not recognized by federal Mexican law as the Zapatista movement is strongly opposed by the federal government. The sale and purchase of alcohol is prohibited on and the night before certain national holidays, such as ''[[Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)|Natalicio de Benito Juárez]]'' (birthdate of [[Benito Juárez]]) and ''[[Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)|Día de la Revolución]]'', which are meant to be dry nationally. The same "dry law" applies to the days before presidential elections every six years. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page