Lindesmith Center

Lindesmith Center

The Lindesmith Center was an Open Society Institute project which has conducted research related to drug reform. It was founded in 1994 by Ethan Nadelmann with financial support from George Soros. [http://www.nationalfamilies.org/legalization/enadelmann.html A Guide to the Drug-Legalization Movement] ] The Center conducted some NIDA-funded studies on harm reduction. In 2000, the Center and the Drug Policy Foundation were merged into the Drug Policy Alliance. The Lindesmith Library continues to distribute information on drug-related topics.

On the legal front Lindesmith Center advocated legalizing of marijuana. The Drug Policy Foundation wanted legalization making drugs available to adults in a regulated market, similar to U.S. alcohol laws.

The name Lindesmith Center came from Alfred R. Lindesmith (1905-1991), a professor of sociology who wrote books about opium and drug policy.

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