Candi Morris knows nitrous oxide well; as the office manager at Dental Expressions in Moore, she’s familiar with its use as “laughing gas” to calm anxious patients. But outside the dentist’s office, she says, it’s far too easy for the public to access.
“This does not need to be in the hands of the public,” Morris said.
Sold in bright packaging under names like “Whip Trip” and “Galaxy Gas,” pure nitrous oxide is available in bottles as large as 2 liters. Exploiting a legal loophole, retailers market it as a food-grade gas for making whipped cream, though many buyers use it as a recreational high…