I don’t suppose it’s much crazier than US cities providing needles and narcan to street junkies, but this still seems … odd

Canadian authorities will give prison inmates paper straws to promote "safe snorting"

Corrections Canada to distribute items for 'safe snorting' in federal prisons https://t.co/B5m7k2yp1W pic.twitter.com/OquWijg9ev

— National Post (@nationalpost) September 27, 2026

National Post article here.