There will be exemptions for legitimate uses of nitrous oxide, for example in medical or catering industries. The gas is commonly used as a painkiller and for producing whipped cream in cooking.

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    And even better, also legalise drugs like weed which these are being used as a legal substitute for?

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        Neither is alcohol. But with freer access to cannabis in Canada fewer are drinking as much.

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      Absolutely, although I wouldn’t say NOS is substituted for weed all that much. Also, the legal limit for weed and driving should be raised, particularly since the government asked the scientific community where the level of impairment was and then set it lower.