
29/10/2009
The government's advisor on drugs wants cannabis reclassified, Tony McNulty MP will have to pay back £13,000 of expenses and Arsenal's kids beat Liverpool's reserves.
Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty with news that the government's most senior advisor on drugs policy thinks alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than cannabis, ecstasy and LSD.
Former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Office Minister Tony McNulty is expected to be told he must repay £13,000 he claimed in expenses and apologise to Parliament. Also, the NHS in England is being accused of not doing enough to stop staff being attacked at work
In sport, Arsenal's kids beat Liverpool's reserves.
Last on
Chapters
-
Mark Easton examines cannabis reclassification row
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Affairs Editor gives his analysis of comments from Professor David Nutt on the classification of illegal drugs, calling cannabis less dangerous than alcohol.
Duration: 05:20
Professor David Nutt on cannabis reclassification
Professor David Nutt, head of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, says cannabis does not cause major health problems saying the scientific research had been 'devalued'.
Duration: 07:52
Broadcast
- Thu 29 Oct 2009 06:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live