On SvD's debate page, he mentions that the non-medical use of laughing gas is bad in many ways. It is hazardous to health, benefits criminal actors, and is harmful to the environment. Furthermore, laughing gas containers cause costly damage and work environment risks through explosions in district heating plants, according to Forssmed.
"All of this points in the same direction. The current situation is unsustainable. Strict regulation is needed," writes the minister.
An investigation was presented in the spring with proposals for new legislation, including that the sale of laughing gas to a private individual should only be allowed if the laughing gas is contained or filled in a container that can hold a maximum of 9 grams of laughing gas. A maximum of two such containers may be sold or filled per purchase and person.
The investigation also proposed that laughing gas should not be sold if there is reason to believe that it will be used as an intoxicant. And laughing gas should never be sold to persons under 18 years of age.
The government is now preparing the proposals, and according to Forssmed, the ambition is for the law to come into force before January 2026, he writes.
