Scientific adviser backs sacked drug 'tsar'
The Government’s chief scientific adviser said today that he agreed with the sacked drugs “tsar” Professor David Nutt when he said that cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor John Beddington, the most senior scientific adviser in Whitehall, said that...
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- News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 27 days agoProfessor David Nutt was sacked last week for speaking out against the British Government's decision to reclassify cannabis from a Class C drug to the more dangerous category B. "The Labor government's trying to be harder on drugs than the Tory...
- News Source: Epoch Times | 27 days agoEpoch Times Staff Nov 3, 2009 The worlds of politics, science, and drugs have collided in a heated public debate following the firing of the chief adviser on drugs to the U.K. government. Professor David Nutt was dismissed on Oct. 30 for saying in a...
- News Source: Times Online | 27 days agoProfessor John Beddington, the Chief Scientific Adviser, said research showing the drug to be less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes was “absolutely clear cut”, though he stopped short of criticising Alan Johnson’s decision to dismiss him.
- News Source: The Scotsman | 27 days agoTHE UK's chief science adviser has said he agrees with the views of the government's former chief drug adviser, sacked after saying many illegal drugs were less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor John Beddington, the UK's chief...
- News Source: The Guardian | 27 days agoPoliticians still just say no Fear of perceived attack from the rightwing press has prevented serious discussion. The time has come to break the taboo Even Alan Johnson must know his sacking of David Nutt was a mistake. The boast that he was being "...
- News Source: The Independent | 27 days agoThe Government’s chief scientific adviser said today that he agreed with the sacked drugs “tsar” Professor David Nutt when he said that cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor John Beddington, the most senior...
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- Blog Source: www.daylife.comGordon Brown publicly backed the decision to sack the Government's chief drugs adviser today. The Prime Minister said Professor David Nutt's comments gave the impression the Government was sending "mixed messages" about drugs. ...
- Blog Source: recording.roScience chief backs cannabis view. November 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments. A breakdown of trust was behind the sacking of the UK's chief drugs adviser Professor David Nutt, according to the government's chief scientist. ...
- Blog Source: dawngeo.wordpress.comThe home secretary faces the threat of more scientists resigning after sacking his chief drugs adviser Prof David Nutt for his comments about cannabis policy. Two members of the drugs advisory panel have quit in protest and others are to meet to ...
- Blog Source: www.bbc.co.ukIt is the question that is buzzing around the scientific community tonight - why exactly did the Home Secretary ask his most senior drugs adviser to pack his bags? Alan Johnson said today it was because Professor David Nutt had been " lobbying"
- Blog Source: bigonsandbank.comSacked government drugs advisor says no. The government's former drugs tsar has claimed his sacking threatens the government's entire relationship with the scientific community, not just its drugs policy. Professor David Nutt was sacked ...
- Blog Source: www.partyvibe.comThe UK's chief drugs adviser has been sacked by home secretary Alan Johnson after criticising government policies. Professor David Nutt, head of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, criticised the decision to reclassify cannabis ...
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