California Mandates Drink-Spiking Test Kits in Bars and Clubs

New law requires 2,400 establishments to offer free or low-cost kits to detect date rape drugs in beverages.

Assembly Bill 1013 mandates bars and clubs to provide testing devices for detecting date rape drugs like Rohypnol and ketamine.
The law also requires signage informing patrons about the availability of these test kits.
Non-compliance could result in administrative actions affecting liquor licenses.
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, a former nightclub owner, authored the bill and has additional measures pending to combat drink spiking.
The lack of data on drink spiking incidents is partly due to the short-term memory loss caused by these drugs.