David Nutt on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week

Professor David Nutt

Andrew Marr with David Nutt, Mark Henderson, Jill Rutter and David Blunkett.

On BBC Radio 4's Start the Week, Andrew Marr asked how far scientific evidence can influence the political agenda.

Professor David Nutt, Head of the Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology in the Division of Brain Sciences, argued for a rational debate on drugs policy based on objective evidence.

Listen here on BBC iPlayer.

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