Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., has banned alcoholic energy drinks on campus after nine students were hospitalized after consuming the popular drink Four Loko at a party.

CWU President James Gaudino said in a statement the students who were hospitalized had blood alcohol levels ranging from .123 to .35. A blood alcohol concentration of .3 or more is considered lethal.

University officials initially believed the nine students had been drugged because they of the state they were found in by police.

The statement from CWU, however, said no drugs were found in their systems.

According to a report from police in Cle Elum, Wash., cops responded to a call about a female passed out in the parking lot of a grocery store. After talking to the female’s friends the police found out the location of a nearby party.

When they arrived at the party the officers found a chaotic scene with several females passed out in the basement and one male in the backyard who was being carried inside by two friends because he could not walk.

Four Loko is 12 percent alcohol by volume, the equivalent of around four beers, and contains caffeine, taurine and guarana.

The hospitalized students and Four Loko itself have gotten attention from Washington’s governor and the state’s attorney general.

In a statement, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said she was happy to hear no one was drugged at the party but was still concerned about the alcoholic energy drinks.

“I am relieved that drugs were not secretly slipped into drinks, as many originally feared. However, I am concerned about the rapid market growth of pre-mixed alcohol energy drinks and their popularity with young people,” Gregoire said in a statement.

CWU is not the first college to ban the alcohol / energy drink hybrid this year.

Ramapo College of New Jersey banned the drinks earlier this month after 23 students were hospitalized. Several of the students admitted to drinking Four Loko before being hospitalized.

The company which makes Four Loko, Phusion Projects Inc., does not want all of the blame to fall on their company.

“Placing blame for the incident squarely on Four Loko (is unfair) when the police report, toxicology reports and witness testimony all show that other substances, including beer, hard liquors like vodka and rum and possibly illicit substances were consumed as well,” the company said in the statement.

The company does not disagree with the banning of Four Lokos on college campuses, but said they feel the problems of drinking and safety on campuses will not be solved by banning a single beverage type, according to the statement.

The company, however, may be facing a wider ban than just college campuses.

Washington’s Attorney General Rob McKenna announced he will be seeking a ban on alcoholic energy drinks in the state of Washington and will be calling for national restrictions on the sale on the drinks.

In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration, McKenna described the CWU incident and said the problem is not limited to Washington.

“The frightening incident in my state is hardly unique. In fact, [alcoholic energy drinks] are sweeping college campuses. So, too, are the health and public safety impacts,” McKenna said in the letter.