Is it legal where I am? › Nitrous oxide (whippets, tanks) › Tennessee
It is unlawful for a retail seller to sell or offer for sale nitrous oxide.
This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
SB 1843 / HB 1644, Senate Amendment No. 1 (the adopted text, enacted as Public Chapter 702) Tennessee General Assembly
Our note: A retail-sale ban; manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers may still sell for medical, dental and food uses. Read from the adopted amendment; the public chapter PDF itself was not read for this line.
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.
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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