Pubdate: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 Source: Daily Record (UK) Copyright: 2015 Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Contact: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/111 Author: Lynn Jolly Bookmark: http://mapinc.org/people/David+Nutt PROF: GIVE SCRIPTS FOR ECSTASY A FORMER Government drugs tsar says cannabis and ecstasy should be used to treat patients battling cancer and depression. Professor David Nutt claimed that banning certain drugs is depriving patients and doctors of "extremely useful" therapies for chronic pain and illnesses. Nutt, who was fired by the Government in 2009 for claiming horse-riding is more dangerous than ecstasy, also said there may be therapeutic benefits in legal highs. The psychiatrist added: "Let the doctors decide which drugs are harmful, not the politician." Nutt said Scotland could lead a "new neuroscientific enlightenment" by using illegal drugs including psychedelics and MDMA. He said: "Scotland has consistently led the world in science. "My call for a neuroscience enlightenment resonates with this grand tradition of free thinking and could lead to much improved healthcare developments in Scotland using new treatments such as cannabis, psychedelics, MDMA and related compounds." - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom