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Is Nitrous oxide (whippets, tanks) legal in Michigan?

Michigan

Restricted In effect since
an object specifically designed for inhaling nitrous oxide for recreational purposes
THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JUNE 10, 2024

MCL 333.7455, as amended by 2024 PA 19 Michigan Legislature

Our note: Restricts selling inhaling devices (crackers, balloons sold for the purpose), not the gas itself.

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Federal

Regulated No effective date given

A standing regulation; the eCFR section gives no single date.

no limitations other than current good manufacturing practice

21 CFR 184.1545, Nitrous oxide (direct food substance affirmed as GRAS) Food and Drug Administration, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Our note: Food use only (a propellant). Nothing federal makes nitrous a controlled substance; inhaling it is addressed by state law.

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Pending No effective date given

A bill. Ordered reported 36-0 by House Energy and Commerce on September 16, 2026; no floor vote.

a consumer product that contains nitrous oxide shall be considered to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act

H.R. 7945, Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026 (as introduced) U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

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