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Post this here because it came up on a 'whipped cream' search.

[b]It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York
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by WKRC Staff
Monday, August 29th 2022


FILE — It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York. (SBG)

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NEW YORK (WKRC) — A recently passed state law prohibits anyone under 21 from buying canned whipped cream in New York.
While the legislation was instated in October, it has only just started to take effect in stores, likely due to an issue with law tracking.
It is meant to keep teenagers from using pressurized cans, known as 'whippits, ' to inhale nitrous oxide.
"Inhalants are invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects," a Drug Enforcement Administration factsheet reads.

Nitrous oxide is a legal chemical for legitimate professional use, but when used improperly, it can be extremely lethal,” said New York State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, who sponsored the initial bill. “Sadly, young people buy and inhale this gas to get ‘high’ because they mistakenly believe it is a ‘safe’ substance. This law will eliminate easy access to this dangerous substance for our youth.”

FILE — A waffle specialty: banana churro con caramel, made with cinnamon sugar, bananas, whipped cream, salted caramel. (WJAR)

Addabbo says the issue was first brought to the state's attention after complaints arose regarding empty cans lining the streets.
The DEA says approximately 1 in 5 young people have used inhalants, like whippits, by the time they reach eighth grade, and that abusing the substance can cause "damage to the parts of the brain that control thinking, moving, vision, and hearing."
Kent Sopris, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, says he only became aware of the law around June, and immediately started alerting members that they could begin enforcing it.
"I think that there is some sort of reporting mechanism that just didn't go the way it was supposed to," he said. "We had been tracking the bill last year, and when I looked in the bill tracking file, there is just no indication that it was signed."

We eat tasty, steaming Korean poo cakes
    
▼ If it makes you feel better, you could imagine they’re shaped like dollops of whipped cream.