Chief drugs advisor sacked over LSD comments.Summary: The Government's chief drugs advisor has reportedly been sacked after claiming ecstasy and LSD LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide (lī'sûr`jĭk, dī'ĕth`ələmĭd, dī'ĕthəlăm`ĭd), alkaloid synthesized from lysergic acid, which is found in the fungus ergot ( were less dangerous that alcohol. The Government's chief drugs advisor has reportedly been sacked after claiming cannabis cannabis: see hemp; marijuana. cannabis Any plant of the genus Cannabis, which contains a single species, C. sativa. It is widely cultivated throughout the northern temperate zone. , ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol. Professor David Nutt, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is a statutory and non-executive non-departmental British public body, which was established under the UK's Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. , sparked outrage earlier this week after he criticised the decision to reclassify Verb 1. reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species" class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you cannabis as a Class B drug. It is understood Home Secretary Alan Johnson asked him to consider his position in the wake of the comments, saying he had "no confidence" in him. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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