The British Government Drugs advisory committee

What do you make of the sacking of their chief man, Prefessor David Nutt? Basically this scientific man got sacked (from an unpaid post, bythe way) for telling everyone that drink and tobacco are worse than cannabis and ecstasy.

Now I am not a scientist and can't dispute things one way or the other, but have you ever noticed that the people with problems with cannabis and ecstasy are invariably young?
Whereas, alcohol and tobacco addiction and problems affect all age groups?

Personally, I think there is something wrong with cannabis. I think it does affect the mind. I think it does affect the psyche. And I think for those reasons alone it should probably be illegal. But have you ever noticed those most affected form the under 25 age group?

Those who derive the most benefits from this drug are maybe the over 50s if not the over 60s. It does offer pain relief; it does offer a feeling of well-being in the terminally ill, without giving the undesireable addictive side-effects of heroin and other strong narcotics.

Watch all TV programs about cannabis closely. Listen to the mothers who are completely against it's legalisation because their son/daughter went through Hell. And I've no doubt they did.

It's not a recreational drug for the young, IMO. Their brains are still developing, and these drugs do not help anything, if anything they are a hindrance to their intellectual well-being.

I am still waiting on an adult giving me a plausible reason as to why they think it is beneficial for them, but I suppose that is not important at the end of the day. What is important is that these adults can use these drugs like the rest of us use alcohol, and still have a hold on reality and can hold down jobs and pay their mortgages/rent like the rest of us.

They are happy; the institutions are happy.

Now the British Drugs Advisory people are resigning like there is no tomorrow, because the government is choosing to ignore their advice.

These people have spent years researching the effects of these drugs, in fact all drugs, all have come to an absolute conclusion that esctasy and cannabis are less harmful than the rest, including 'legal drugs' and we the people should sit up and take notice.