The UK government will make possession of laughing gas a criminal offence as part of its new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour.
The government also said it will impose tighter controls on retailers to prevent the supply of the substance—also known as nitrous oxide—for misuse.
A government spokesperson told the BBC on Sunday: “We are concerned about the rise in health and social harms of nitrous oxide and how widely available it is to the public, particularly to young people. Therefore, we are banning nitrous oxide.
“We are for the first time making possession of nitrous oxide an offence; preventing supply for misuse by putting tighter controls on retailers; and giving greater powers to law enforcement to take action against those who are in breach.”…