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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs member biographies

Biographies of members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Published: 13 January 2025
• Last updated: 1 January 2026 — See all updates

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The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its regulations. It is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office.

This document provides more information about the current members of the ACMD.

Published 13 January 2025

Last updated 1 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 1 January 2026

   Owen Bowden-Jones, Carole Hunter, Richard Stevenson, Paul Stokes, Derek Tracy and Rosalie Weetman have left the ACMD. David Wood is now the chair.

2. 4 July 2025

   Updated to reflect that Bethan Gibbs is no longer a member.

3. 20 May 2025

   Biographies updated: Professor Guirguis and Professor Henderson.

4. 10 February 2025

   Added 4 new members Prof Karen Ersche, Prof Sunjeev Kamboj, Dr Lorna Nisbet and Jon Privett.

5. 13 January 2025

   First published.