It is one of the most commonly used recreational drugs among young people but will be banned from November 8
The Home Office said having nitrous oxide will be banned from Wednesday, November 8, and serious repeat offenders could be jailed for up to two years. The nitrous oxide ban was promised as part of the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan and it will make the substance a controlled class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Nitrous oxide is the third most used drug among 16 to 24-year-olds in England and police have reported links to antisocial behaviour – intimidating gatherings on high streets and in children’s parks, and empty canisters strewn across public spaces, the Home Office added. Crime and policing minister Waste crews who cleaned up at Notting Hill Carnival in August estimated they collected 13 tonnes of laughing gas canisters from the streets, Kensington and Chelsea Council said. Crews filled five skips with an estimated 12,000-plus canisters.
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