Some researchers such as David Nutt have criticized the scheduling of MDMA, which he determined to be a relatively harmless drug. An editorial he wrote in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, where he compared the risk of harm for horse riding (1 adverse event in 350) to that of ecstasy (1 in 10,000) resulted in his dismissal as well as the resignation of his colleagues from the ACMD.
Some researchers such as David Nutt have criticized the scheduling of MDMA which he determined to be a relatively harmless drug An editorial he wrote in the Journal of Psychopharmacology where he compared the risk of harm for horse riding (1 adverse event in 350) to that of ecstasy (1 in 10000) resulted in his dismissal as well as the resignation of his colleagues from the ACMD