prohibitionist
noun
pro·hi·bi·tion·ist
ˌprō-ə-ˈbi-sh(ə-)nist 
also ˌprō-hə-
plural prohibitionists
: one who favors prohibition
especially,
Prohibitionist
: a member of a U.S. political party advocating prohibition
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This is the situation that arose from the 2018 Farm Bill, which gave birth to a multibillion-dollar market, but one that has thus far drawn criticism not only from prohibitionists but also from those in the recreational marijuana industry.
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Study after study shows a correlation between cannabis use and depression, though prohibitionists or federal organizations sometimes use them to discourage cannabis use.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
After being used medicinally and sold over the counter in the United States for decades, cannabis was driven underground in the 1930s by racist government prohibitionists led by Harry Anslinger.
—Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
The reporter, being a prohibitionist, disclaimed such desire, and suggested that a cigar would do.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
Some lawmakers, as well as nicotine industry supporters and harm reduction advocates, consider the recent federal approach prohibitionist and draconian.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 29 Apr. 2021
In 1937, the AMA's Legal Counsel Dr. William Woodward testified before Congress in strong and unequivocal opposition to the prohibitionist Marihuana Tax Act.
—David L. Nathan, H. Westley Clark, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
During that time, Heflin – a prohibitionist and racist – saw a Black man sitting on a streetcar in Washington, D.C., sipping whiskey with a white woman, according to a historical account.
—John Sharp, al, 13 Jan. 2021
Therefore, outlawing alcohol would better American society on a wide variety of fronts, prohibitionists thought.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 17 Jan. 2020
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Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Study after study shows a correlation between cannabis use and depression, though prohibitionists or federal organizations sometimes use them to discourage cannabis use.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
After being used medicinally and sold over the counter in the United States for decades, cannabis was driven underground in the 1930s by racist government prohibitionists led by Harry Anslinger.
—Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
The reporter, being a prohibitionist, disclaimed such desire, and suggested that a cigar would do.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
Some lawmakers, as well as nicotine industry supporters and harm reduction advocates, consider the recent federal approach prohibitionist and draconian.
—Jamie Ducharme, Time, 29 Apr. 2021
In 1937, the AMA's Legal Counsel Dr. William Woodward testified before Congress in strong and unequivocal opposition to the prohibitionist Marihuana Tax Act.
—David L. Nathan, H. Westley Clark, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
During that time, Heflin – a prohibitionist and racist – saw a Black man sitting on a streetcar in Washington, D.C., sipping whiskey with a white woman, according to a historical account.
—John Sharp, al, 13 Jan. 2021
Therefore, outlawing alcohol would better American society on a wide variety of fronts, prohibitionists thought.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 17 Jan. 2020
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prohibitionist
noun
pro·hi·bi·tion·ist
ˈpro-ə-ˈbish-(ə-)nəst
: a person who is in favor of prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
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