The Case for Drugs Decriminilisation | David Nutt

Is it time to decriminalise drugs? David Nutt explains the major flaws in the current criminal system. Watch the full debate at https://iai.tv/video/drugs-the-case-f.... From Portugal to Canada, more and more countries are decriminalising drugs. Yet the UK is yet to join them. In this talk, David Nutt explains the politics behind drug laws, discusses the major flaws in current criminal punishment-based drugs policy in the UK, and makes his case for decriminalisation. #science #decriminalisation #DavidNutt David Nutt is a neuropsychopharmacologist and the former chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in the UK, a position he was dismissed from in 2009. Visit IAI.tv for our full library of debates, talks, articles and podcasts from international thought leaders and world-class academics. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses