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Costa Mesa council introduces ordinance to ban retail sale of nitrous oxide for recreational use
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City council voted 7-0 to introduce an ordinance that would prohibit retail sale or distribution of nitrous oxide for recreational use after police described rising local incidents and health risks.
Costa Mesa lawmakers on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would ban the retail sale and distribution of nitrous oxide for recreational use, saying local police have documented rising misuse with health and safety consequences.
The City Council voted 7-0 to introduce the ordinance for first reading after Costa Mesa Police Captain Jason Chamnis told the council that officers had found nitrous oxide on display in local smoke shops and that misuse — commonly called “”laughing gas”” or “”whippets”” — posed increasing risks. “Nitrous oxide in itself is not bad,” Chamnis said…
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