Does prohibition include the banning of consumption of alcohol?

Legally banning alcohol consumption is generally known as alcohol prohibition. Interestingly, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that mandated national prohibition didn't actually prohibit the consumption of alcohol. It prohibited the production, importation, distribution and sale of alcohol - not its consumption. Therefore, many people hoarded alcohol before national prohibition was imposed and were legally able to consume it if not transported elsewhere.

The enabling act (Volstead Act) that defined the 18th Amendment and specified its specifics made exceptions so that alcohol could be bought for religious purposes and for medical purposes if prescribed by a physician.