Press Release: Maryland Governor Signs Legislation Banning “AWOL” Machines
For Immediate Release - 4/24/2007
Contact: Public Affairs
Telephone: 202-682-8840
Annapolis, MD – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley today signed a bill banning “alcohol without liquid” (AWOL) devices that allow consumers to inhale alcohol by mixing it with pure oxygen, according to the Distilled Spirits Council, which supported the legislation.
“We applaud the Maryland State Legislature’s strong commitment to seeing this bill reach the Governor’s desk and commend Governor O’Malley for signing the ban of these devices into law,” said Jay Hibbard, Council Vice President.
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