Posted on 08/27/2022 1:08:23 PM PDT by NoLibZone
New York law went into effect last year but enforcement has just begun recently at some Capital Region stores
Be prepared to show your ID at the grocery checkout if you want to buy whipped cream in a canister.
In New York, the popular dessert topping has joined alcohol and tobacco products on the list of items age-restricted for purchase to those 21 and older, and proof of age is now required at the point of sale.
The chargers that propel whipped cream through a canister nozzle are filled with nitrous oxide gas, which can be inhaled to produce a high. The inhalant has long been a popular recreational drug – called "whippets" – among teenagers due to the availability of whipped cream canisters at grocery and convenience stores.
Because of this, the state prohibited the sale of whipped cream chargers to those under the age of 21 last November. The chargers themselves can be purchased for use in refillable whipped cream dispensers, but most people likely will notice enforcement of the law when they buy whipped cream packaged in a canister.
The legislation was passed after being sponsored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) who emphasized the dangers of recreational use of nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas," after seeing the effect of the inhalant in neighborhoods throughout his district.
“Sadly, young people buy and inhale this gas to get ‘high’ because they mistakenly believe it is a ‘safe’ substance. This law will eliminate easy access to this dangerous substance for our youth,” Addabbo said in a provided statement.
While the bill was signed into effect almost a year ago, signs stating the restriction and I.D. checks have only recently popped up in the Capital Region. The lag is likely due to an issue with the tracking of the law, according to Kent Sopris, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores.
Sopris said he became aware of the law's enactment about two months ago and immediately let members know so they could begin enforcing it at stores.
Perhaps we should ban government due to its misuse.
So far, you have the reply of the day and not just for this thread.
FWIW
1) The photographer’s lights were too hot for actual whipped cream, so they covered her with shaving cream instead. It barely worked.
2) She was visibly pregnant. The shaving cream completely obscures that fact.
Last week I stopped at a convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes for my 51 year old son. (Yes, it kills me that he still smokes). It was the first time in years he'd asked me to pick him up a pack while I was out. Imagine my surprise when the cashier asked me to show my photo ID (Driver's License). I'm 75 years old. I live in central New York State. When I was a kid, my mother and father smoked Camels (unfiltered). My mother used to send me to the Mom & Pop store around the corner from us, to get her a pack of cigarettes. Camels were a quarter back then, and she'd always give me a little more so I could buy myself some penny candy. My parents, two sisters, and brother all smoked. I was the baby, never smoked in my life. Both parents, and one sister died of lung cancer. My brother of a massive heart attack at the age of 51, and my oldest sister of a stroke at 74. Even though I never smoked, I have dealt with health issues that none of them ever had.
How on earth do you tip the bottle to your nose to get enough nitrous oxide to get high without getting whipped cream up your nose?
Just checked..Herb Alpert is still alive and worth about 800 million.
21 years old to purchase canned whipped cream
5 years old to request sex reassignment surgery
LOL! Thanks! BTW I just posted it on Sen. Joseph Addabbos Twitter.......
https://twitter.com/Larry45353776/status/1563654222763421696
In my youth I had friends...
LOL! I was listening to that guy Herb Alpert a few weeks ago, I had no idea he had so many recognizable hits. He also did the theme song for The Dating game. A taste of honey I remember when I was a kid was a monster hit, constantly on TV and the radio
IIRC, one of his hit numbers was titled WHIPPED CREAM. I remember that because my late brother in law was a trumpet player, and had the Alpert album, whose album cover had a photo of a voluptuous young lady slathered in WHIPPED CREAM. FWIW.
GMTA
I knew that was coming, just had to check before I posted it.
Wuffo they gots flower pots on they haids?
When I was at univ I lived in a large apt complex where a lot of poor med students and poor Young dentists lived. The parties always involved a tank of nitrous. Stupid now....but really funny then. Times have changed.
Seriously one deep inhale of gas from a can of whipped cream will have you practically senseless for about 15-20 seconds. In the old days kids could but whippet chargers and balloons from head shops. They were really popular in the late 80’s - early 90’s. I had friends who loved the things since they knocked you out but you recovered completely within a minute.
It’s as dumb as having to show ID and sign to get Sudafed
Do yo like this too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lutXQO3GdFo
Always thought Trump should purchase rights for entrance to his rallies.....
This is a real thing. I recall seeing a Live PD episode where the local PD had contact with doper and in their car was a case of this stuff. The woman was so high she was DUI.
You hold it with the nozzle up and don’t shake it. A can has one good lungful, good for maybe 15 seconds, and then you’re completely recovered and ready to come out of the cooler and back up to the register. Or so I’m told.
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