[idi banashapan]

i think that kind of attitude is rife in any establishment whereby there are those of an authoritive position and those who 'merely' comment. you'll always get a few who get a superiority complex and will try to shoot down anyone who thinks different to themselves.

It's just in this case, due to it being a MASSIVE money maker (ie, alcohol and tobacco), the government had 2 choices... sack him, call him wrong and try to belittle the facts he has aired, or agree with him and change all their policies on drugs / alcohol resulting in less revenue.

personally, I tend to agree that alcohol and tobacco are far more damaging than a lot of other illegal substances out there.