Slough, UK. 3rd February, 2024. Used cans of FastGas nitrous oxide discarded next to a lay-by in Slough, Berkshire. Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, is now illegal with users facing up to two years in prison, under a zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour. The ban came into force recently as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, with the Home Secretary urging police forces to get tougher on flagrant drug taking in the streets, which blights communities. Nitrous oxide as in a Class C substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971". Credit:


Slough, UK. 3rd February, 2024. Used cans of FastGas nitrous oxide discarded next to a lay-by in Slough, Berkshire. Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, is now illegal with users facing up to two years in prison, under a zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour. The ban came into force recently as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, with the Home Secretary urging police forces to get tougher on flagrant drug taking in the streets, which blights communities. Nitrous oxide as in a Class C substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971". Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy


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