One of Britain’s leading neurologists has urged the government to make nitrous oxide—sometimes known as “laughing gas”—a banned substance, but has warned of the danger of “criminalising” teenagers. In 2021 the Home Office asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to consider whether to make possession of nitrous oxide a crime, but they…

Stores in New York have begun to require ID checks for whipped cream as retailers comply with a 2021 law banning sales to people under 21, according to reports. New York state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) sponsored the legislation, which became law in November last year. Addabbo said his constituents were reporting nitrous oxide abuse and communities…

Many farmers are bemoaning the federal government’s goals for lower greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizers, while agriculture groups have differing views on how the targets are to be met. In December 2020, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada released its “A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy” climate plan, which called for 30 percent less greenhouse gas…