... constantly told, acquire and retain power by deceit and salesmanship, and frequently are contemptuous of the people they profess to serve. But, true as that cliché might be (and happily there ... Martin Rees, the President of the Royal Society, sent the government a set of guidelines that they say “would enhance confidence in the scientific advisory system and help government to secure ... on how to classify the dangers of cannabis (marijuana), ecstasy, and other drugs of abuse. On 30 October 2009, David Nutt was summarily fired by the British Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, for...