Tag: crack pipe

Lawmakers Unveil Bills to Block Taxpayer Funding for Crack Pipes: HUNTER, CRACK, and PIPES Acts

Lawmakers in both lower and upper chambers of Congress have introduced at least three separate bills—with the acronyms HUNTER, CRACK, and PIPES—seeking to block any attempts by the federal government to use taxpayer money to fund crack pipes. It comes after a media report by the Washington Free Beacon, citing a spokesman from the Department of Health…


Grant Program Won’t Use Taxpayer Funding for Crack Pipes: Biden Administration

A new $30 million federal grant program intended to reduce harm from illicit drugs will not be using federal funds to purchase pipes for smoking crack or meth to include in safe smoking kits, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. In a joint statement, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Office of National…