Palcohol: US Government reveals it has approved powdered alcohol

[Electric Monk]

Last edited Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:17 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: The Independent

By the autumn, it will be legal to sell seven flavours of Palcohol in the US, including Cosmopolitan, Mojito, and a so-called ‘Powderita,’ which its creators say “tastes just like a Margarita”.

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Let’s talk about the elephant in the room…snorting Palcohol," the Palcohol website read according to The Verge.

"Yes, you can snort it. And you’ll get drunk almost instantly because the alcohol will be absorbed so quickly in your nose. Good idea? No. It will mess you up. Use Palcohol responsibly."

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The change in campaign material comes during US Alcohol Awareness Month. 18 million Americans have an alcohol use disorder, according to the US Government's National Institute of Health.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/palcohol-us-government-reveals-it-has-approved-powdered-alcohol-9273019.html

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http://www.palcohol.com/home.html
(service temporarily unavailable, lol)

http://www.heavy.com/news/2014/04/palcohol-powdered-alcohol/
Palcohol, Powdered Alcohol: 5 Fast Facts


edited to add: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder


edited again to add: They might have jumped the gun in reporting this news
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/palcohol-may-not-be-the-nation-s-first-powdered-alcohol-after-all-1.7783762

[Warpy]

1. So much for making sports and concerts booze free

They'd have to strip search people to prevent this stuff from getting in.

[NobodyHere]

2. Sounds like an interesting product.

I wonder how much it costs

[stevebreeze]

3. It's VIP!

From the Doris Day Rock Hutson movie,Lover Come Back.

[Igel]

4. I'll be skeptical, thanks.

Strikes me as likely as "powdered water."

[jberryhill]

5. It's more like microwncapsulated alcohol

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder

[Electric Monk]

6. Ah, thank you. I was curious as to the science behind this, as well. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. So now you can legally snort booze

but MMJ is schedule I.

[Earth_First]

9. Right... nt

[Earth_First]

8. It's very easily made at home...

Using a commonly available kitchen product called N-Zorbit M.

http://www.modernistpantry.com/tapioca-maltodextrin.html

Directions can readily be found online.

[NutmegYankee]

10. The Government rescinded the approval.

Time will tell if it gets approved again.

[Treant]

11. Yeah, that sounds safe

But apparently an e-cig will kill you if you get a drop in your mouth, per Dr. Oz this evening. And the FDA is itching to drive us all back to the cigs.

I've flat out had it with the stupidity. Call me when the media and government aren't wholly owned and operated against my better interests.

[sakabatou]

19. Oz is full of shit

[Treant]

27. That's too kind

I can compost poo to good effect.

I would never allow Dr. Oz in my compost bin, I'm afraid he'd poison the plants with his load of unadulterated woo.

[olddad56]

12. I'm holding out until they make it in a suppository form.

[1000words]

18. lol

[Sherman A1]

13. Posted Yesterday,

Might not really be late breaking.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/111651258

[cvoogt]

17. really, really late breaking

/nt

[Sherman A1]

32. Sure

n/t

[herding cats]

14. But edible pot products are scary and lead to horrific social results?

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Now, tell me how kids aren't going to be swarming to snorting alcohol that can't be smelled on their breath by mom and dad? Which is one of the arguments against edible pot.

This country is so weird about how they view things at times.

[jayfish]

29. And Electronic Cigarettes Will Surely Poison Almost Every Child and pet In The Country.

Those children not poisoned will witness an adult using his/her e-cig, pick up a carton of Camels and begin smoking straight away. Then all e-cig batteries will all ignite burn down every structure ever built.

[Jesus Malverde]

15. They can approve this but here we are Cannabis is still schedule 1...nt

[eggplant]

16. So if you snort it, will you be able to beat a breathalyzer?

[Jesus Malverde]

20. I doubt it.

A breathalizer is measuring the alcohol in your blood through your lungs.

Pretty sure snorting it wouldn't change that as the mechanism is the same.

[BeatleBoot]

21. Perfect for Backpackers!

Slugging that half barrell through the woods was a bitch!

[Strelnikov_]

24. Hmm

Yes, didn't think of that.

Would be lighter than the traditional pint of Everclear.

Can you imagine if a bear got hold of it though. Always figured Mr. Bear would puncture and leak out most of the 'clear. A powder, on the other hand . . .

Can you imagine a pissed off and drunk grizzly . . .

[jayfish]

30. You're doing it wrong.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

22. the palcohol site is up now.....here's what makes me puke:

They're, "adamant, that Palcohol should be used in a responsible and legal manner".

Yeah right. of course they are.

And they know that virtuous admonition is nothing more than disclaimer, so they're not liable when......[font size=4]*gasp* who could have expected?!OMG?!11!!BBQ!![/font]..... Something goes wrong.

[freshwest]

31. Freedom and liberty to do as you please... Anything less gets called names. n/t

[sybylla]

33. Like Mark Twain said.

Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak because a baby can't chew.

It's true some people can't handle alcohol. But that shouldn't mean the rest of us are precluded from having a drink.

[freshwest]

35. That's not what I am talking about. Peace out. n/t

[notadmblnd]

23. Another concern would be people using it in an enima

I can imagine the law enforcement field test for this now. "Ah sir, I need you to bend over and blow really hard into this little box."

[eggplant]

28. You can already do this with everclear.

I learned this from med school friends. Doctors did some crazy shit in school.

[Brigid]

25. Untrue.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/palcohol-may-not-be-the-nation-s-first-powdered-alcohol-after-all-1.7783762

[Blue Owl]

26. Mix with Tang for a powdered screwball

n/t

[nilesobek]

34. I want to try it at least.

Snort twin rails of top shelf rum flavor.