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Cerritos council introduces ordinance to ban recreational nitrous oxide sales
Summary
The Cerritos City Council voted 5‑0 to introduce a municipal code amendment, DCA 2026‑2, that would prohibit the sale, distribution, possession and consumption of nitrous oxide for recreational use while preserving legitimate medical, wholesale and vehicle‑performance exceptions.
The Cerritos City Council on March 23 introduced a code amendment aimed at stopping sales and recreational use of nitrous oxide inside the city.
Staff presented Development Code Amendment DCA 2026‑2, which would add a new section to the municipal code prohibiting retail sale, distribution, possession and consumption of nitrous oxide for recreational inhalation while explicitly exempting legitimate uses such as when it is contained in a food product, sold in wholesale…
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