Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis


	Alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis

sincitykitty

10-29-2009 7:04 AM

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The British Government's chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol.

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The British Government's chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by 
  claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol.
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Professor David Nutt, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 
  attacked the decision to make cannabis a class B drug.
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He accused former home secretary Jacqui Smith, who reclassified the drug, of 
  "distorting and devaluing" scientific research.
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