Drug policy in UK has regressed in past decade, says former chief adviser

The UK’s drugs policy has “gone backwards” in the past 10 years, representing a “litany of failure,” a former chief adviser to the government has said.

David Nutt was speaking at an event to mark the 10th anniversary of his dismissal as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Nutt, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, was sacked after stating that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol.1

His dismissal led to several other council members resigning and …