A recreational nitrous oxide user says he’s now getting his supply from a neighbourhood bakery after local vape shops stopped selling them following a crackdown. Nitrous oxide - aka laughing gas/NOS/nangs - is a colourless gas with legitimate uses in healthcare and in cooking, but can be abused to get high. The Government on Sunday announced that selling or using nitrous oxide to get high could lead to a jail sentence or hefty fines.
Vape shops approached by the Herald said they had stopped selling nitrous oxide in their stores after receiving advice from the Ministry of Health about the ban. However, a user who spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity said he could get his supplies from a bakery in Otahuhu..