Medical Marijuana ProCon.org HOME | CLOSE

1. Name: Drug Policy Alliance
(formerly The Lindesmith Center)
2. Medical Marijuana Position: Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
3. Reasoning:

"We believe that responsible doctors should be allowed, and encouraged, to prescribe whatever drugs work best, notwithstanding their feared and demonized status in the eyes of the ignorant and the law." (2000)

4. Credibility Ranking:  Those individuals and organizations involved in the Medical Marijuana debate which do not fit into the other star categories.
5. Organization  
  A. Mission

"The guiding principle of the Alliance is harm reduction, an alternative approach to drug policy and treatment that focuses on minimizing the adverse effects of both drug use and drug prohibition."
  B. Description:

"Drug Policy Alliance is the leading organization working to broaden the public debate on drug policy and to promote realistic alternatives to the war on drugs based on science, compassion, health and human rights. The Alliance was formerly known as The Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy Foundation. The Lindesmith Center, created in 1994, was the leading independent drug policy reform institute in the United States. The Drug Policy Foundation, founded in 1987, represented over 25,000 supporters and was the principal membership-based organization advocating for more sensible and humane drug policies. The two organizations merged on July 1, 2000 with the objective of building a national drug policy reform movement."

  C. Structure: Non-profit 501c3
  D. Members /
    Constituents:		 10,000
  E. Annual Budget: $7 million (2007)
  F. Sr. Executive: Ethan Nadelmann
  G. Title: Director
  H. Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 548-0695   Fax: (212) 548-4677
E-Mail:  enadelmann@sorosny.org
Web Site: http://drugpolicyalliance.org
  I: # of offices: 6
  J: Staff: None listed
6. Other: Current Projects:
  • International Harm Reduction Development (IHRD)
  • New Mexico Drug Policy Project
  • Electronic Music and Defense Fund (EM:DEF)
  • Proposition 36 (California)
  • HelpStopAids
TOP HOME | CLOSE