Government meddling delayed action on methedrone says Huhne

4.35.00pm GMT Wed 17th Mar 2010

Commenting on the legal drug methedrone following the deaths of two teenagers, Chris Huhne said:

“The failure to classify methedrone is a direct consequence of the Government’s interference in the independent advice of its scientific advisers.

“If the Home Secretary hadn’t meddled in the work of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs we would already have had their advice and the Government would be able to act.”