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The Government's drugs policy has descended into chaos with advisers poised to quit over the sacking of Whitehall's chief drugs expert, Professor David Nutt.
Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2009-11-01
Author: David Barrett and Rebecca Lefort
Intro: The Sunday Telegraph understands that members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) have been discussing a number of options to protest against the removal of their chairman, Professor Nutt, by Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary.
A mass resignation is believed to be among the tactics being considered by the 30 unpaid members, including some of the country's leading doctors, psychiatrists, chemists and charity workers, who advise ministers on the harmfulness of drugs so that penalties can be set proportionately.
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