Laughing gas ban will not stop people using it, experts warn
Tougher fines for littering, graffiti and fly-tippingA strategy of "hotspot" policing including more patrolsIn its policy paper, the government said it intends to make nitrous oxide a Class C drug with potential prison sentences and unlimited fines for unlawful supply and possession, when parliamentary time allows.
"What's the point in the ACMD when the very best scientists and experts have looked at the evidence and advised what to do and they completely ignore it? Prof Adam Winstock, an addiction medicine specialist and founder of the Global Drug Survey, told the BBC that getting a criminal record "is going to be a far greater harm than the risks for the vast majority of people using nitrous oxide".The BBC understands the ban would be issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which regulates drugs based on their perceived harm and potential for misuse.
The areas include Northumbria, Cleveland, Derbyshire, Durham, Nottinghamshire, Merseyside, Sussex, Dorset, Northamptonshire, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Essex, Lancashire, South Wales and Staffordshire. Mr Philp also stressed that an increased police visibility on the streets was "important" to provide reassurance, protect the public and follow up on crime.Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the recreational use of laughing gas is having an "unacceptable" effect on people's perception of safety in public spaces.
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