Saskatchewan Restricts Illicit Drug Promotion Information, Equipment

Saskatchewan’s government says it will no longer allow “safe supply” organizations to provide instructions on how to use illicit drugs or offer pipes for smoking drugs. Instead, the province says it will focus on providing treatment to those struggling with drug addiction. “Providing taxpayer-funded pipes for smoking illicit drugs and instructions for how to use them sends the wrong message to people who we want to help,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod said in a government news release. “Instead, the message coming from the health care system should be that there is hope for recovery, and there is help available through treatment,” he added....