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:

1. research the sociological, psychological, spiritual and other factors regarding drug use, abuse and addiction;
2. from a moral, ethical, and religious perspective, evaluate existing and potential laws and policies regarding drug use, abuse and addiction;
3. 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”;
4. organize advocacy to persuade federal, state and local legislators (and other appropriate government entities) to reform the drug laws accordingly;
5. bolster public support for drug policy reform through speaking engagements, educational seminars, and the mass media; and
6. engage in any other lawful activities to carry out its purposes.