Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative
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The Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative, or IDPI, is a Washington, DC, area based non-profit organization that works to organize religious leaders around drug policy reform based on principles of compassion, morality, and community involvement.
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[edit] Mission Statement
“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.”
[edit] Issues
IDPI focuses its federal work on three main issues:
- 1. Repealing mandatory minimum drug sentencing and publicizing cases like Hamedah Hasan’s.
- 2. Changing federal law to allow for the use of medical marijuana.
- 3. Restoring financial aid to college students who have lost it because of a drug conviction. (Higher Education Act of 1965)
IDPI also works on individual state issues such as promoting ballot initiatives and facilitating educational campaigns like Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
[edit] History and Leadership
IDPI was founded in November 2003 by Marijuana Policy Project co-founder Charles (Chuck) Thomas, who now serves as executive director of IDPI along with associate director Troy Dayton.
