It’s illegal for people under the age of 21 to purchase whipped cream in New York, and any store found in violation of the law could face a fine of up to $500.
Until recently, the legislation was unknown. But then a photo taken at a store in New York’s Albany County began making the rounds. The image is of a sign that appears to be placed in front of a refrigerator door at a convenience store. According to WNBC, the sign reads that “effective 8/12/22 we will be IDing for whipped cream! Must be 21 years old!”
The canisters are being used as inhalants. The nitrous oxide (laughing gas) in the whipped cream canister can get a person high, a practice becoming increasingly common among teenagers, who even have a name for it: “whippits” or “whip-its.”
“What makes them really popular is they’re easily accessible,” William Oswald, founder of the Summit Malibu drug treatment center, previously told ABC News. “You can get them at a head shop, you can get it out of a whipped cream bottle.”
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