Moves to ban the sale of ‘hippy crack’ welcomed in Bolton

As part of a wider crack down on anti-social behaviour, ministers are looking to clamp down on the sale of nitrous oxide. 

It is currently illegal to sell the substance, also known as hippie crack, when it is knowingly being sold for the purpose of inhalation.

Nitrous oxide is included as an anaesthetic in medical and dental contexts and as a gas for whipped cream.

The drug is typically used by being released into balloons…