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Panel backs substitute to ban flavored nitrous oxides and limit large canister sales to exempt users
Summary
A substitute for HB648 would ban the sale of flavored nitrous oxide marketed like food/drink and make it a misdemeanor to sell containers exceeding eight grams to non‑exempt persons; the committee reported the bill with substitute and referred it to General Laws for enforcement and licensing details.
Delegate Kent presented a substitute to HB648 that creates three enforcement levers: a prohibition on devices designed for direct inhalation (except for enumerated exemptions), a ban on nitrous oxide marketed with a flavor or smell of food/beverage if offered to non‑exempt persons, and an 8‑gram per‑container limit for retail sales to non‑exempt persons. Counsel explained each violation would be…
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