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

Oklahoma

Restricted No effective date given

The enrolled act states no effective date.

prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide to persons under twenty-one
more than sixteen (16) grams of nitrous oxide commits a misdemeanor

Enrolled House Bill No. 1933, the Maddix Bias Act (63 O.S. § 465.22) Oklahoma Legislature

Our note: An age limit of 21 and a cap: possessing or selling more than 16 grams is a misdemeanor. Medical, dental, food-propellant, automotive, industrial and restaurant-supply uses are exempt.

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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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