Palcohol, the powdered version of alcohol is easily mixed with water, transforming into a boozy drink in minutes. This is just one of several reasons that a number of states have already banned its sale, fearing it will make it easy for youngsters to sneak drinks pretty much whenever they feel like it.
Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and Vermont have already banned the powdered booze, and New York, Ohio, and Minnesota are also considering bans. “I think being proactive and jumping out in front of the problem is probably the right thing to do,” the director of the County Sheriffs of Colorado told reporters in Dec. 2014. “It really doesn’t have any place in our society, powdered alcohol. We have enough problems with the liquid kind.”
Bureau spokesman Tom Hogue said on Wednesday that “issues were resolved,” and four varieties of Palcohol were approved for sale. Hogue also pointed out that states can regulate the sale of Palcohol. The move is a big step forward for the Lipsmark, a small company created by Arizona entrepreneur Mark Phillips,
While many states have already asserted their right to ban the sale of the powdered drink, the feds, for their part, were only concerned with whether or not the label accurately describes the contents, because by law, that is all they can consider.
A statement by Phillips on Palcohol’s website early Wednesday morning said: We aren’t commenting on production or distribution at this time, The four products that have been approved include powdered versions of a cosmopolitan, a margarita, vodka and rum.” Phillips added that another Palcohol product, Lemon Drop, should also be “approved shortly.”
