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<p>Cabinet colleagues and other ministers meet regularly to discuss a wide range of
matters. The Government takes the supply of substances for their psychoactive effect
very seriously. There are legitimate uses for nitrous oxide, such as in medicine,
dentistry and as a propellant for whipped cream canisters, but those who supply nitrous
oxide who know, or who are reckless as to whether, it will be used for its psychoactive
effect may be subject to a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment, an unlimited
fine, or both under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. On 3 September, the Government
asked the independent statutory advisory body, the Advisory Council on the Misuse
of Drugs, to provide an updated assessment of the harms of nitrous oxide and adequacy
of controls.</p>
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