The UK government is committed to getting expert advice on drugs policy, as long as they can safely ignore it

The home secretary, Alan Johnson, has placed the future of the expert body at the centre of the row over drugs policy in doubt by ordering a swift review of how it operates, the Guardian has learned.

The disclosure follows his decision to sack Professor David Nutt as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on Friday after the scientist renewed his criticism of the government's decision to toughen the law on cannabis.

Today, in response to an emergency Commons question, Johnson said that he had agreed to the request from the ACMD for an urgent meeting and insisted that his decision to sack Nutt was taken because of the way he had conducted himself as chairman and not because of the council's policy advice on drugs.

Over the weekend, two other experts on the 40-strong body resigned in protest and members wrote to Johnson today warning more could follow and calling for urgent talks. It is thought that members could use a meeting next Monday to announce a mass resignation.

More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/02/drugspolicy-drugs
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The UK government is committed to getting expert advice on drugs policy, as long as they can safely ignore it

The UK government is committed to getting expert advice on drugs policy, as long as they can safely ignore it

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