Prof Nutt's new drugs group

The home office didn't know what it was getting into when it sacked Professor Nutt, the Government's top drug adviser, because he dared say marijuana and MDMA were less harmful than alcohol. In the immortal words of Obi-Wan, "Strike me down, and I will become more powerful than you can imagine."

Five members of the Government's official drugs advisory panel are to join a new independent group set up by sacked drugs adviser, David Nutt.

Prof Nutt said the new group would be "very powerful" and would take over the role of the official Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

He said four of the five ex-ACMD members who resigned in protest at his sacking would also join the new body.

The Home Office said ACMD members were allowed to join another organisation.

BBC Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said while it was theoretically possible for the drugs experts to be members of both groups, in practice it would make the framing of consistent drugs advice "rather tricky".

According to Nutt, his new group is taking over the role of the ACMD. I would list all the recent articles we've posted that can be traced back to Prof Nutt, but you can see for yourself, the man is a legend!