Which nation has crack pipe vending machines?

Answer: Canada

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For the low, low price of just 25 cents Canadian, visitors to several establishments in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside can buy a clean crack pipe. The machines were installed as part of a program launched by the Portal Hotel Society's Drug Users Resource Center aimed at curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS. The program is not surprising given the city's adoption of free heroin clinics that provide visitors with free heroin and a safe and clean environment to enjoy the high.

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Colin wrote for Government Technology and Emergency Management from 2010 through most of 2016.