11th March, 2015 by Melita Kiely 
 
 Despite having already been banned in several states, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has approved the sale of powdered alcohol brand Palcohol in the US. “Over the last 10 months I’ve been working with the TTB to work out all of the issues to make a powdered alcohol product conform to laws that classified alcohol as liquid,” said Phillips. The FDA and TTB have reviewed and tested Palcohol every which way and they’ve given me the green light to sell it in the United States.” 
 
 Palcohol has faced fierce debate over the past year with a string of states moving to ban the brand, including Ohio, Colorado and New York, arguing Palcohol is a “public health risk too great to ignore”. “It is hypocritical to ban powdered alcohol and not liquid alcohol,” he said.
– Powdered alcohol should be available this summer, unless your particular state forbids it. The federal government today approved the sale of "Palcohol," a powdered version of alcohol that transforms into a boozy drink with the addition of water or a mixer, reports the AP. (Earlier federal approval was actually granted in error, but this one is the real deal.) Several states already have moved to ban the stuff, fearful that it would make it too easy for minors to sneak drinks pretty much wherever they wanted. Each packet of Palcohol weighs about an ounce and packs the equivalent of a shot of alcohol, according to the company's website. Different versions, including vodka and rum, will be available. Founder Mark Phillips says he hopes to have it on the market this summer, and he says states banning it are doing so because of "misinformation and ignorant speculation" spread by liquor companies, reports the Spirits Business website. “It is hypocritical to ban powdered alcohol and not liquid alcohol."