Some social media users are outraged after reading that New York now requires ID to buy a container of whipped cream — yes, whipped cream.
"Weapons are more accessible than whipped cream," claimed a young woman on Twitter.
Despite the fact that there is a regulation that came into force in November 2021,
the information that circulates on networks is not accurate
because it lacks context
to understand that the norm does not seek to prohibit minors under 21 years of age from buying whipped cream, but rather to regulate the sale of chargers or nitrous oxide cartridges inside their container, which can be obtained in physical stores or online as spare parts.
Nitrous oxide is a gas commonly used by dentists to sedate patients in simple procedures, but in the case of whipped cream it is used to expel the content under pressure and as a food additive.
The small steel cylinders that store it – known as
whippits, whippets
or
whip-its
–
they are being extracted from whipped cream containers and
releasing the gas in balloons, or directly into the mouth, to get high.
Nitrous oxide cartridges. Sohl / Getty Images/iStockphoto
Inhalation
"produces a rapid rush of euphoria, a feeling of floating or excitement
for a short period of time," warned the Drug and Alcohol Foundation.
This Monday, Democratic Senator from New York, Joseph Addabbo, who promoted the regulation, decided to clarify the confusion in a tweet, assuring that the language and intention of his initiative have been misunderstood.
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“My bill is not intended to prevent those under the age of 21 from buying whipped cream containers
, but rather the individual small charger or cartridge inside, which is the purpose of this law,” he wrote.
In 2021 Addabbo insisted on limiting the access and sale of the cartridges – just type the term in the Google search engine to find them in physical stores or online – because, according to him, his constituents complained after finding empty containers on the streets of their community.
"This law will help protect our youth from the dangers of this deadly chemical, while also helping to clean up our neighborhoods," he said.
My bill does not intend to prevent those under 21 years of age from buying whipped cream containers, but rather the small charger or individual cartridge that is inside”
Joseph Addabbo Senator from New York
Popularly known among teenagers as 'laughing gas',
its effects will depend on how much is inhaled, the weight of the person and if it is combined with other substances, explains the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
Some of its effects are uncontrollable laughter, drowsiness and blurred vision, if consumed in high amounts it can cause low blood pressure, fainting or heart attacks.
If not enough oxygen reaches the brain it can be fatal.
In countries like England, doctors have warned local media about its use as a recreational drug at music festivals and of cases of patients with nerve and spinal cord damage after inhaling it.
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According to the initiative, those who sell the cartridges to minors could be fined 250 dollars the first time and 500 dollars if they are repeat offenders.
Confusion in the stores
Despite the fact that the regulations came into force on November 25, 2021, it was not until recently that business owners realized it, Kent Sopris, president of the Association of Convenience Stores, told NBC News, sister network of Noticias Telemundo. of New York, or NYACS.
"We received no notice that the bill had been approved by the governor," he said.
"When NYACS learned that the law went into effect, we immediately alerted our members."
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As word spread, some stores began requiring IDs from customers who wanted to buy whipped cream, as Meghan Massey, 43, did in a supermarket a month ago.
“I thought, 'What's going on?'
She was looking in my shopping cart.
Why are you asking for my ID?
I was very confused," Massey told NBC News.
Trying to resolve the confusion, Addabbo insisted that the sale of whipped cream should be allowed because the purpose of the regulation is the two-inch steel cylinders, which, according to him, have been seen less on the streets of his district since he entered into law is in force.
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