Colmar. The mayor of Colmar issues a decree to ban nitrous oxide.

Noting the explosion in the consumption of nitrous oxide and the illegal dumping of used cylinders in his town, the mayor of Colmar, Eric Straumann, has just issued a decree prohibiting the possession and use of this gas on public roads. "This allows our municipal police to fine consumers," the mayor emphasizes. This gas, used in particular to make whipped cream, has been misused for several years for its euphoric properties. However, its effects are harmful to health .

Another problem for municipalities: the incineration of these cylinders, along with household waste, if they still contain a little gas, causes explosions in the furnaces, causing enormous damage. The same type of order has already been issued by the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard.