The Republican-controlled New York state senate passed a bill banning the sale of powdered alcohol on Monday.
According to Reason, the sale of “Palcohol” was approved by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in March. Several states have since preemptively passed bills banning the sale of powdered alcohol products and 39 more states, New York included, are attempting to follow in their footsteps.
New York’s senior Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) has also proposed an amendment that would make it a federal crime to produce, sell or possess Palcohol, according to CBS New York.
Schumer and others fear that Palcohol will get in the hands of children and be used to spike people’s drinks. There is also a worry that people will snort the substance to get high.
Brent Rose from Wired gave it a try in a video below and found that the fear is overhyped.
Adding a decent amount of the powder to a drink noticeably changes its composition and is only equivalent to adding one shot.
At Vice magazine, an employee attempted to snort the substance but claimed it turned to glue the minute it hit his sinuses.
Click below to see Brent Rose’s clip:
