'High Times' battles DEA in friendly pro-con discussion On March 28, Austin Peay State University hosted the Heads vs. Feds debate. The subject of the debate was the legalization of marijuana.

The two speakers were Robert Stutman and Steve Hager. Stutman is the former director of the Drug Enforcement Agency office in New York City, and Hager is a former writer and editor of High Times magazine. Around 400 people attended the event.

The debate centered around three main topics: Medicinal uses, the benefits of using hemp and the punishments given out for this drug offense. Hager argued that marijuana has never killed anyone, is less dangerous then prescriptions and can be used to treat illnesses.

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