It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it's to
Source: Insider
It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it's to stop teens from inhaling nitrous oxide
Katie Balevic
Sat, August 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM·2 min read
It is illegal for New Yorkers under age 21 to purchase a can of whipped cream, according to recently-passed state law.
The law, which went into effect in November 2021, is meant to prevent teenagers from using canned whipped cream to inhale nitrous oxide, otherwise known as "whippets."
"Inhalants are invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects," according to a US Drug Enforcement Administration factsheet.
Approximately 1 in 5 young people have used inhalants like whippits by the time they reach eighth grade, the DEA said. Abusing inhalants can "cause damage to the parts of the brain that control thinking, moving, vision, and hearing."
New York State Sen. Joseph Addabbo of Queens said he sponsored the New York law after receiving complaints of empty canisters littering the streets.
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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/now-illegal-anyone-under-21-201514100.html
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You don't "sniff" it, you just leave the can upright (so no cream comes out), stick the nozzle in your mouth, and huff while you let the gas out. Same stuff that the dentist gives you, or that you get in a $5 balloon at a Phish show. A case of Reddi-Whip is like catnip to an addled, cut-rate dishwasher, of which there are plenty…a chef who doesn't secure their stash is likely to end up with 24 cans of cream minus the whip 
Of course, reusable whipped cream sprayers take nitrous canisters, I wonder if NY has restricted those yet.