The Biden administration last week was forced to vehemently deny it will fund the distribution of crack pipes, after the Washington Free Beacon's reporting uncovered plans for "safe smoking kits" included in a $30 million "harm reduction" grant. The denial surprised not only administration officials—who still seem unsure if they were ever going to distribute pipes—but also some advocates, who claimed the administration was letting "clickbait" and "racism" drive policy.
A bigger question has been lost in the dispute over the administration's plan: Why did anyone think handing out government-funded crack pipes was a good idea in the first place? Why would HHS be funding "safe smoking kits" which, even if they don’t contain "stems," do include other paraphernalia that facilitate the use of crack cocaine, meth, heroin, and other drugs?
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Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.
This piece originally appeared in The Washington Free Beacon