Mission Statement
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The Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative was established
in November 2003. The following is our mission statement, as it appears
in our Articles of Incorporation:
The purpose for which this non-profit corporation is formed is to
organize people of faith to promote drug policy reform; i.e., moving
from prohibition laws toward reasonable and compassionate drug regulation,
education and treatment.
To these ends, the corporation will:
(a) research the sociological, psychological, spiritual and other
factors regarding drug use, abuse and addiction;
(b) from a moral, ethical, and religious perspective, evaluate existing
and potential laws and policies regarding drug use, abuse and addiction;
(c) transmit such information to people of faith and faith-based organizations
and institutions, for the purpose of building an interfaith constituency
of people who support non-punitive, non-coercive alternatives to the
"war on drugs";
(d) organize advocacy to persuade federal, state and local legislators
(and other appropriate government entities) to reform the drug laws
accordingly;
(e) bolster public support for drug policy reform through speaking
engagements, educational seminars, and the mass media; and
(f) engage in any other lawful activities to carry out its purposes.
Interfaith
Drug Policy
Initiative, P.O. Box 6299, Washington,
D.C. 20015
Phone: 301-933-7681 Fax:301-933-7682 |
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