Many state legislatures across the country have worked to provide deterrents to youth who buy legal products to get high. The following list is a summary of current state laws that prevent the sale and/or distribution to minors of various inhalants. Thirty-six states have such laws and others (indicated by *) are currently working to pass or expand current inhalant legislation.

State	Law Prohibits	Substance	Fine	Jail	Treatment
Arizona	sale, transfer, or offer to sell	vapor releasing substance containing toxic substance	X	X
California	sale, distribution, dispensation, possession	toluene, materials containing toluene, nitrous oxide	X	X
Colorado	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Connecticut*	sale, distribution	nitrous oxide, including "whippet kits"
Georgia	general inhalants, also under DUI law	general prohibition of inhalable compounds	X	X
Florida	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Hawaii	sale of toluol or inhalable compounds	liquid/chemical containing toluol, inhalable substances
Idaho	possession or use of inhalant to get high	aerosol spray, other inhalant	X	X
Illinois	knowingly sel, offer, deliver	liquid/chemical containing toluol inhalable substances
Kentucky	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Louisiana	prohibits sale or transfer of possession	model glue, inhalable toluene substances	X	X
Maine*	inhaling toxic vapors for effect	general prohibition of inhalable compounds	X		X
Maryland	distribution, instruction to a minor	drugs/noxious substances, including butyl nitrite	X	X
Massachusetts	Retailers need ID for sale; inhalants required to have noxious deterrents against intoxication	glue or cement	X	X
Michigan	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Minnesota	sale, use and possession for intoxication; business must post signs for butane	general inhalable compounds, butane/butane lighters
Mississippi	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Nebraska	retailers must maintain registry of sale	general inhalable compounds
Nevada	sale or offer to give	aerosol paint, glue, cement containing toluene	X
New Hampshire	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	toxic vapors, not including anesthesia			X
New Jersey	sell or offer to sell	product containing chlorofluorocarbon that is used in refrigerant
New Mexico	sale, inhaling, possessing for intoxication	model c lue, aerosol spray, & chemicals for intoxication	X	X	X
North Carolina	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
North Dakota	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Ohio	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Oklahoma	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Oregon	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Pennsylvania	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds; butane/canisters	X
Rhode Island	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
South Carolina	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
South Dakota	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Tennessee	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Texas*	possess, sale, buy; business posts signage & pays license fees designated for education	abuse volatile chemicals	X	X
Utah	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds
Vermont	inhaling fumes for effect	certain hazardous inhalants, glues	X
Virginia	inhaling certain compounds for intoxication	general prohibition of inhalable compounds

NOTE: Information was compiled from the National Conference on State Legislatures and may not be a full report on legislative efforts.