"Today we are sending a clear signal to young people that there are consequences for misusing drugs. Both users and dealers will face the full force of the law for their actions,"

Criminalising the users has worked so well with other drugs, hasn't it? The war on drugs will be won any second now...

Ah the vitaminB12 problem, which is far worse than the liver cirrhosis in alcoholics, and you know, lung cancer...

I've never even had a go on Nitrous, but what a bullshit excuse.

Is B12 the main risk with nitrous?

I suppose the wealthy aren't doing it, so why not tread on those dirty poors a bit harder - it can't be a health issue if we make it a criminal one, eh gents?

This won't stop people though, just criminalise them.

Well that's that solved then. I'll expect to see no more little cylinders left by all the local cream chefs we have around here.

What a good job the Tories are looking out for us with all those extra police needed to enforce the new rules.

A new The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry study puts forth an intriguing theory about the use of “laughing gas” to treat people with severe, treatment-resistant depression who experience suicidal thoughts.

https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/the-weekly-mind-reader-laughing-gas-for-suicide-prevention/

So if I were living in the UK, I’d be a criminal, got it.

But on a more serious note, how am I supposed to whip cream now? I understand banning it as a drug, but what about the main purpose of nitrous?

Ice cream vendors are gonna make mint off this.

The dealers and users don't help themselves with discarding the canisters all over the street.

Nitrous oxide, just say no, and do cooler drugs instead.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Under the new rules, those found in unlawful possession of the drug could now face a prison sentence or unlimited fine, with up to 14 years for supply or production.

Toughening the law could have "significant unintended consequences" the Advisory Council on The Misuse of Drugs said, including users not seeking medical help.

One brand, Smartwhip, used legitimately to aerate cream and sauces in restaurants, is being sold surreptitiously to addicts in corner shops.

Intensive, frequent use of laughing gas can lead to vitamin B12 deficiency which can cause neurological damage, scientific studies suggest.

Announcing the ban, Crime and Policing Minister Chris Philp said nitrous oxide abuse was dangerous to people's health.

Drugs Map of Britain - How a local community in Birmingham has been impacted by nitrous oxide, told through the users, the shops that sell it and the activist trying to stop it.

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