 On the 8th of February 2011, Dr Raabe was sacked before his first meeting.The Home Office said it had made it clear his dismissal has been made irrespective of his religious beliefs.Professor David Nutt of the University of Bristol was Chairman of the ACMD until being relieved of his post on 30 October 2009 after criticising politicians for "distorting" and "devaluing" research evidence in the debate over illicit drugs.