INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission is raising the alarm about the dangers of nitrous oxide—and warning retailers about selling it for the wrong reasons. The commission issued a notice to more than 8,200 retailers about selling nitrous oxide for the purposes of intoxication. Officials said some stores are selling it and even instructing people how to use it. Nitrous oxide has legitimate medical uses as a sedative and is als…

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Consumption of this gas can lead to a risk of asphyxiation, loss of consciousness, burns but also, in case of repeated use, severe neurological disorders,

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Deputies will consider a bill to ban the sale to individuals of nitrous oxide, used more and more frequently as laughing gas A bill

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Over the course of a year, Indiana Alcohol Tobacco Commission seized 15,000 cannisters of illegal nitrous oxide tanks throughout the state. It’s illegal to sell nitrous oxide in Indiana for recreational purposes, and Indiana State Excise Police have “discovered an alarming trend of this activity among certain gas stations, convenience stores, smoke shops, and tobacco/vaping businesses throughout the state,” Jessica Allen, A…

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HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission issued warnings to over 8,200 tobacco sellers in the Hoosier state about the illegal sale of nitrous oxide. Officials say 18 Indiana tobacco certificate holders have been cited for illegal nitrous oxide sales, and some employees have been referred for criminal prosecution. Indiana law classifies the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide with the intent to cause intoxication as a …

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ATC warns Indiana tobacco sellers about illegal sale of nitrous oxide

INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission notified more than 8,000 tobacco sellers throughout Indiana on Monday, warning them about the illegal sale of nitrous oxide.It is illegal in Indiana to sell nitrous oxide for the purposes of intoxication, and Indiana State Excise Police have discovered an alarming trend of this activity among certain gas stations, convenience stores, smoke shops, and tobacco/vaping businesses throughout the…

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A notice was issued to over 8,000 tobacco sellers throughout Indiana on Monday, Jan. 27, warning them about the illegal sale of nitrous oxide.

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