In brief
Nadelmann came out of academic and policy work with a simple brief: treat drugs as a matter of health and law, not a forever war.
Nadelmann was born in New York City and raised in Westchester, New York in a Jewish family; his father, Ludwig Nadelmann, was a rabbi and a "leading figure in the Jewish Reconstructionist movement." He earned B.A., J.D., and Ph.D.
The Drug Policy Alliance was his instrument. He spent years arguing, fundraising, and explaining the case in public.
Photographs
Hero photograph: Wikimedia Commons
