Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Clubs and bars in this state must now offer kits to check drinks aren’t spiked
Assembly Bill 1013 took effect on Monday after Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law late last year. It requires bars and clubs to offer testing kits for drugs such as ketamine, flunitrazepam (also known as Rohypnol), and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid).
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The kits will be “test strips, stickers, straws, and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink.” It only applies to establishments with type-48 liquor licenses, which includes those that sell alcohol without food.
Therefore, most restaurants will be exempt. The businesses can offer kits for free or sell them (at or around the wholesale price) and must display a sign saying: “Don’t get roofied!
Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.”Although ketamine and GHB are used on the club circuit and at party’n’play gatherings, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lists them among other substances used to enable sexual assault.
