Schaumburg bans 'alcohol smoking,' powder
Schaumburg trustees have approved the banning of alcohol inhalation devices - sometimes called alcohol without liquid machines - as well as powdered alcohol, referred to as Palcohol.
The new law - following in the footsteps of those in Naperville, Pingree Grove and River Forest - outlaws both the sale and possession of such materials.
In Schaumburg, violators will have the option of paying a $250 fine if they don't want to contest the charge, or requesting a local adjudication hearing at which the fine could either be dropped or rise as high as $1,500.
Any illegal machine or powder will be confiscated.
No protests of the new law were made to the village either before or at the meeting at which the vote occurred.
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