A new law requiring bars and nightclubs to stock drink-spiking test kits is taking effect in California this year.
The bill, AB 1013, was first introduced by California Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal in April 2023 and mandates that nightlife venues offer patrons “test strips, stickers, straws and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink,” namely, common date-rape drugs such as ketamine, GHB and flunitrazepam, otherwise known as Rohypnol or “roofies.”
Speaking to the assembly upon the bill’s introduction, Lowenthal said, “We have a crisis…
