Fired UK Drug Adviser Continues to Speak Out; Two Others Resign in Protest, More May Follow
Two members of Britain’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs have resigned in protest after the group’s chairman, Professor David Nutt, was fired last week for criticizing the UK government’s decision to strengthen penalties for marijuana offenses. Chemist Les King and pharmacist Marion Walker said that the government wrongly dismissed Nutt and violated his freedom of expression. [Read more →]
November 2, 2009 44 Comments