Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill would stop the sale of nitrous oxide products to regular consumers. Nitrous oxide is often called laughing gas or whippits. It is sometimes used as a drug, which can be dangerous to a person's health.
• The ban would not apply to everyone. Doctors and dentists could still use it for patients. Commercial kitchens and food factories could also keep using it to make food or for research.
• You would still be able to buy products like canned whipped cream. The bill specifically says it does not ban food items where the gas is just used to push the food out of the container.
• If this bill becomes law, the ban would start 180 days after it is signed. This gives stores and companies about six months to stop selling these items to the public.

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