The Federal Court backed Basel-City’s ban on nitrous oxide a.k.a. “laughing gas” - in public establishments.
Laughing gas, as a medical supply is subject to the Therapeutic Products Act and requires a license. When used for culinary purposes, such as whipping cream, it is regulated by the Chemicals and Foodstuffs Act.
But laughing gas is being used as a party drug as it gives a short-lived feeling of euphoria when inhaled. Any distribution for these purposes is considered inappropriate and therefore against the law, but a bar in Basel-City had appealed against the ban on distribution. That appeal was rejected by the Federal Supreme Court.
Basel-City welcomed the decision from the Federal Council to back the ban.
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