Debate tackles issue of legalizing marijuana

taste great or Steve cooked them,” Stutman said. The audience erupted as he went on to state his conflict with Hager.

“Steve took his opinion and molded it into fact,” Stutman said. Stutman argued that people who want marijuana legalized really don’t care about medicinal reasons. He felt they basically just desired it for recreational purposes. Also, if marijuana were legalized, there would be far more automobile accidents because of marijuana’s effects on depth perception.

Cabrini students found it interesting when both sides agreed that no one should be imprisoned for the possession of drugs. Also, Stutman stated that if the majority of the population of the United States voted for marijuana to be legalized, he would support it.

The event concluded with an audience question session and final thoughts from each speaker. Some questions delivered to the speakers were if Stutman has ever gotten high before and if they see addiction as a disease.

“It was a good debate, but I feel that Stutman, the CIA agent, had a better argument,” freshman Brendan McCauley said. Other students felt differently about whom they felt won the debate.

“I think that Hager had some great points, especially when he said that there is no evidence of marijuana being a gateway drug,” sophomore Dana Bennet said. Bennet and fellow fresh- man friend, Natalie Holzer, enthusiastically agreed that, “There is nothing wrong with smoking a fat blunt every now and then.”

For the overall rating of the event, many students agreed that Heads vs. Feds was a success. “It was a really good event for students. Good job CAP board,” senior, English and communication major, Jermaine O’Neil said. The CAPboard estimated that a total of 250 tickets were sold for the event, which packed the Grace Hall Atrium.

The most humorous and memorable quote of the evening came from marijuana advocate Hager when he explained some of the benefits of marijuana. “You’ll eat great, sleep great and you will have the best sex of your life.”