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 littered with empty whipped cream canisters.
Whippits is the street name for nitrous oxide chargers. Whipped cream canisters are filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, which is used by dentists during oral surgery to relieve pain. Nitrous oxide causes a euphoric effect and is highly addictive….