A letter from Prof. David Nutt, former leading scientific advisor on drugs to the UK government, sacked for providing unbiased evidence based advice on drugs.

The wise advice above is in response to a controversial report (note a report – not a scientific study) by the British Lung Foundation. The UKCIA have further torn apart the Independent and BBC’s coverage of the report by demonstrating the flagrant errors in the “reefer madness” reporting.

Update 11/06/2012: Prof. Nutt has published a thorough debunking of the report on his blog.

Reference:

British Lung Foundation (2012). The impact of cannabis on your lungs British Lung Foundation Reports (PDF)

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