Howard Marks Interviews David Nutt On The Dangers of Drugs & Drug Policy Reform (November, 2010)

A frank interview with David Nutt about the risks of drugs and drug reform. Dr. Nutt was sacked as the chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs after claiming in a paper that alcohol and tobacco were more harmful than many illegal drugs, including LSD, ecstasy and cannabis. November, 2010

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[flabbywalrus]

If this video had as many views as Justin Bieber's song the world wouldn't have "the drug problem", kind of sad really. But Prof. David Nutt is such an inspirational person and it is always so nice to hear him speak

[tonytg909]

Terence Mckenna gave an amazing interview in Mexico in 1996, basically saying the same thing. Education and research is needed not bad laws which ruin lives. Our language regarding drugs is the biggest blackhole, it would be a start if we start using the word "Substance" instead of "Drugs"

A nice start would be to tax the users, educate the public.

Does this make sense they allow you to buy highly dangerous flammable petrol from any forecourt , i don't see everyone wanting to set fire to it?.

[nicknameSGB]

@tonytg909 It is right what Terence said they should put money into researching drugs and educating people who want to use them and allowing them to take them. How many people kill others when driving? But we don't ban all cars though!

[mrjams242]

is it just me that had to keep adjusting my volume whenever howard said something

[PeteC2008]

Very interesting interview. It makes a change to hear two people speaking in the media about drugs who actually know what they are talking about and have no hidden agenda. 'Make anything more dangerous than alcohol illegal....' A very good way to look at it, but there wouldn't actually be many illegal drugs in that case. People could be educated to the real facts and not hype. Keep up the fight people. Big respect to Mr Marks and Mr Nutt.

[homusalonus]

Who ever heard of a coffee shop in Amsterdam getting trashed after someone had a little too much to smoke? No, exactly! now is the time for the government wankers to get their fucking head out of their arses and legalize this amazing medicine. I hand over around a hundred pounds a week for a paltry bit of herb mostly for pain relief, just to fill the pockets of some dealer. 100 pounds times the 7.5 million known cannabis users and if we exported abroad that would be quadruple, recession OVER!

[WigTuts]

@u23bancroftl

Tobacco, not Cannabis.

[killdoser666]

I just love this interview, a former drug dealer/smuggler and one of the worlds leading experts on drugs talking about drugs

[xaxie1]

@Tullett88

Why don' you like Lib Dems?

[Tullett88]

@xaxie1 God i hope your joking

[xaxie1]

Liberal Democrats is the way forward!

[hippotoast]

Howard Marks looks like a Fallout 3 character.