Three more quit over Nutt sacking »
Posted By BronxBomber 1 week, 6 days ago in News
UK - Three more scientists have resigned from the UK drug advisory body after the home secretary sacked of its chief advisor, Professor David Nutt, for disagreeing with government policy on marijuana. Professor Nutt was sacked more than a week ago in response to views he expressed in an academic journal in January and a lecture he later gave at King’s College London. He spoke out against the government’s decision to toughen penalties for possessing marijuana and argued that the drug is less harmful than tobacco or alcohol.
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