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Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2015

State Sen. Gwen Margolis will try again to get the sale, possession and use of powdered alcohol, or “palcohol,” banned in Florida. Margolis, a Miami-Dade Democrat, filed her bill (SB 392) on Wednesday for the 2016 Legislative Session, which begins in January. A similar bill she sponsored last session passed the Senate on a 35-2 vote […]

Ryan RayApril 14, 2015

A proposal to allow big-box grocers and retailers to sell hard liquor in a cordoned-off section of a larger store — the so-called “whiskey and Wheaties” bill, for those keeping score at home in this year’s legislative food fights — was rejected by a House panel Tuesday afternoon, likely bringing an end to the effort […]

Ryan RayApril 9, 2015

A bill to prohibit the sale of powdered alcohol — known as Palcohol — before it has even arrived in Florida retailers passed another test in the Senate on Thursday. The ban was unanimously approved the Rules Committee. Sen. Gwen Margolis’ SB 998 now awaits a vote by the full Senate. Brandon Sen. Tom Lee spoke for many […]

Guest AuthorApril 8, 2015

When you are the lone vote on a bill, whether you like it or not, you are going to get noticed. And when you stand out like that, it’s probably a good strategy to get noticed in the right way. That’s why yesterday’s lone vote by Rep. Greg Steube against the ban on powdered alcohol was more than […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 30, 2015

A Senate commerce panel on Monday passed a ban that bans the sale of powdered alcohol in Florida. Palcohol is a powdered form of alcohol manufactured by Lipsmark, a privately held company, made from distilled vodka or distilled Puerto Rican rum. Palcohol is often sold in pouches equal to one shot, which can be mixed […]

Peter SchorschMarch 23, 2015

Sometimes, the little bills are the good ones. Sometimes, the bills that don’t involve eye-catching headlines or involve hot-button issues like guns on campus, how to use Amendment 1 money, or who should check the genitalia of folks using the bathroom, often get little notice. It’s that way with the effort to ban Palcohol. On one hand, […]

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South Fla. lawmaker refiles ‘palcohol’ bill

“Whiskey and Wheaties” bill goes down in House panel

Gwen Margolis’ Palcohol ban progresses in Senate

Of lone votes, outliers and powdered booze

Senate panel says no to Palcohol sales in Florida

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