The change to 'laughing gas' came in to effect earlier this week
The government has now made it illegal to possess nitrous oxide with users and dealers facing years in prison.
Home secretary Suella Braverman said earlier this year urged police forces to get tougher on drug taking in local communities, with reports linking nitrous oxide to anti-social behaviour such as intimidating gatherings on high streets and in children’s parks, and often leaving empty canisters scattered across public spaces
Nitrous oxide is still used in healthcare and other industries, and those with legitimate reason for possessing the substance will be exempt from the ban. Licences will not be required to carry nitrous oxide, but individual users will need to demonstrate they are lawfully in possession of nitrous oxide and not intending to wrongfully inhale it.
Government Ban Nitrous Oxide Possession Users Dealers Prison Class C Drug Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 Offence
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