Drug ‘experts’ living in a fantasy world

PARTISAN campaigners occasionally make outrageous claims to bolster their case.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2006 - 00:00

However, when it comes to the issue of drugs, it seems that no statement is too nonsensical.

The recent controversies about magic mushrooms and cannabis highlight the fantasy world inhabited by so-called drugs experts.

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