Access to laughing gas to be limited

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The Riksdag has voted in favour of the Government’s proposal to limit access to laughing gas.

The proposal aims to counteract the use of laughing gas as a substance of intoxication. This is to be done by

  • preventing laughing gas being sold if there is particular reason to assume that it is to be used as an intoxicant
  • allowing a maximum of 18 grammes of laughing gas to be sold to a private individual per occasion
  • not allowing it to be sold to anyone under the age of 18
  • not allowing it to be marketed in violation of the new law

The new act will come into force on 1 July 2025.