California Nightclubs Now Required to Promote Harm Reduction

Heading out for a long night of dancing should always be about the music and community. Unfortunately, risks on crowded dance floors remain very real. Now, California is taking a massive regulatory leap forward. New state legislation officially requires licensed bars and nightclubs to provide drug-testing strips and drink-spiking prevention lids. The mandate targets substances like fentanyl, GHB, and ketamine. It marks one of the country’s most proactive harm reduction policies.

What The Law Requires

Under the new law, venues holding Type 48 liquor licenses must offer test strips for controlled substances. These kits…