Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Prohibiting Powdered Alcohol

Powdered alcohol, or palcohol, as it is also referred to, is a freeze-dried powder sold in small bags, it is intended to be mixed with water to create alcoholic drinks. According to the Office of the Governor Cuomo, since it is easily portable and concealable, it increases the risk that underage youths would be able to have access to it. In addition, if it is mixed incorrectly or ingested in its powdered form, it can lead to unsafe levels of intoxication.

Governor Cuomo signed legislation today that will prohibit the sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product in New York State. 20 other states have also banned this substance.

According to the press release from the Office of Governor Cuomo, Senator Joseph Griffo, who sponsored the legislation in the Senate, said

'For every substance or drug that has been abused by people in our communities, we often look back and ask ourselves if there is anything we could have done differently to prevent a wave of addiction from reaching the point of no return. By now making it illegal to sell powdered alcohol in the state of New York, this law signed today gives us that rare proactive opportunity to avoid exposing our most vulnerable to one more substance that could have a detrimental impact on their lives.'

 

Mark Phillips, the creator of Palcohol, released a video to dispute the negative claims made about his product.  What do you think?