California Bars Must Now Offer “Roofie” Testing Kits

NBC News reports:

A new law in California will require bars and clubs to offer drug-testing devices in an effort to protect patrons from drinks spiked with “date rape drugs.” The law, Assembly Bill 1013, took effect Monday.

It will require 2,400 establishments with Type 48 licenses from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which authorizes the sale of beer, wine and distilled spirits, to offer the testing devices for free or at a price “not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost,” the department said in a release.

It’ll also require the venues to have signage with the message: “Don’t get roofied! Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.”

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A new law in California will require bars and clubs to offer drug-testing devices in an effort to protect patrons from drinks spiked with “date rape drugs.” https://t.co/ptaxomi1jx

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 1, 2024

PSA: As of today, bars in California are required by law to include drink-spiking testing kits. Relevant to the game industry given its presence CA
But, as I found while reporting this out in April, hotel bars (where lots of industry mixers occur) are not subject to this law pic.twitter.com/9CWjfTI1Qw

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) July 1, 2024