Possession of laughing gas to be a criminal offence

[MTVN]

Possessing laughing gas is to be made a criminal offence for the first time, the government has announced.

There will also be tighter controls on retailers to prevent the supply of nitrous oxide for misuse.

It goes against recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) which recently advised against new laws to ban nitrous oxide.

Nitrous oxide, sold in metal canisters, is known as NOS and is one of the most-used drug by UK 16 to 24-year-olds.

The details are expected to be released on Monday. The BBC understands the ban would be issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which regulates drugs based on their perceived harm and potential for misuse.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65079772

[MTVN]

Good news I think, sick of seeing those cannisters all over streets

[Crimson Dynamo]

Good news I think, sick of seeing those cannisters all over streets

i dont see them around here, must be a city thing

[bots]

i'm wondering how they are going to enforce it, it has legitimate uses all over the place

[MTVN]

i dont see them around here, must be a city thing

Bet your local park will be full of them

[MTVN]

i'm wondering how they are going to enforce it, it has legitimate uses all over the place

On the beat bobbys

[bots]

On the beat bobbys

you will just see kids going around with party balloons rather than cannisters :laugh:

[Liam-]

A move being championed over the media by renowned, self admitted cokehead Gove

[Beso]

Go to brighton and by loads of poppers..

[MTVN]

A move being championed over the media by renowned, self admitted cokehead Gove

Well that's a fair point :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Bet your local park will be full of them

its not as i walk the dog there most days

[arista]

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