2009-11-12 19:21:10.075469+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments
Alas, they've changed the headline before I could catch 'em in the act, but recently David Nutt, of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, was forced to step down after he criticized the government drug policy relating to marijuana. CJ tells me that the original headline was "Drug Adviser Nutt Sacking Was 'Humiliation', Says Colleague"
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#Comment Re: Nutt Sacking made: 2009-11-12 22:59:47.219073+01 by: Chris
that is Exactly how it was posted on Digg News, I submit the copied text as supporting evidence: Drug Adviser Nutt Sacking Was 'Humiliation', Says Colleague
telegraph.co.uk — The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser David Nutt for saying marijuana is safer than alcohol or tobacco was an "unnecessary humiliation" and shows that political expediency "rules the roost," a leading scientist who quit over the affair has warned. (Submitted by alapoet) 59 Comments Share
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#Comment Re: made: 2009-11-12 23:09:18.539787+01 by: Dan Lyke
In another bit of serendipity, the protagonist of Terry Pratchett![[Wiki]](/adbanners/lookingglass.png){kind=small}
's latest is named Nutt, which played similarly.
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