The International Drug Law Advocacy and Resource Center (IDLARC) seeks to usher an overall “shift” away from punitive enforcement-based laws towards building a solid platform based on public health and human rights for law and policy around the use of criminalized substances, on the national and international levels.
IDLARC will provide a platform for legal research and advocacy around international drug law and policy reform, with a focus on processes on drugs at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The organization will also establish a resource center for laws relating to drugs, with the objectives of:
Through webinars, workshops and other fora, IDLARC will provide instruction and educational resources on international drug law and policy to advocacy and other special interest groups.