Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation which would have made the sale and use of the new product illegal in the state. The governor said there is no reason to outlaw the product before it is even on the market.
Ducey's action removes a potential hurdle for Mark Phillips, owner of Lipsmark LLC, who wants to start selling the powder in Arizona.
He got the required federal go-ahead last month. Now he needs clearance from state liquor authorities to begin manufacturing it at his facility in Tempe.
Phillips won't say how the product is made. But what comes out of the process are envelopes of powder which, when mixed with water, create five different types of drinks: rum, vodka, margaritas, cosmopolitans and something called a "lemon drop.''
