he Drug Policy Alliance is the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. On July 1, 2000, The Lindesmith Center merged with the Drug Policy Foundation to form the Alliance. Created in 1994, The Lindesmith Center was the first U.S. project of the Open Society Institute and the leading independent drug policy reform institute in the United States. The Drug Policy Foundation, founded in 1987, was the principal membership-based drug policy reform organization in the U.S. The Drug Policy Alliance now has offices in four states and Washington, D.C., and claims more than 25,000 members. Read about our recent accomplishments.