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Oct. 30, 2009 — British Drug Adviser David Nutt was asked to resign after stating in a paper that drugs such as cannabis were less harmful than tobacco and alcohol. He also criticized politicians for ignoring research evidence in the debate over illicit drugs.

Government drug adviser David Nutt sacked

Professor David Nutt asked to resign after his claims that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol

Professor David Nutt, the government’s chief drug adviser, has been sacked a day after claiming that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol.

Nutt incurred the wrath of the government when he claimed in a paper that alcohol and tobacco were more harmful than many illegal drugs, including LSD, ecstasy and cannabis.

Read the full story at Guardian.co.uk.