BUCtainment presented a debate Thursday, Sept. 16 in the D.P. Culp Center Auditorium.Heads vs. Feds, a social awareness debate, pitted long-time High Times Magazine Editor and marijuana activist Steve Hager against former Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Robert Stutman in a debate regarding the legalization of marijuana in the United States.

The debate saw Hager defending his stance on legalization by citing the $5 billion illegal marijuana trade and the ‘dirty’ money used for funding curruption in other other countries, as well as organized crime. Marijuana is America’s leading cash crop.

Stutman, who is stanchly against the plant’s legalization, cited the belief that marijuana is a gateway drug, which … He also said it has an adverse effect on the human brain.

During the event, several students also posed questions about the drug and the possibilities of legalization to both parties.

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