SSDP's Kris Krane Debates the DEA's Robert Stutman

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You’ve heard our side, now see how it holds up against a former DEA chief advisor.

Kris Krane, the executive director of SSDP, will debate Robert Stutman, or as New York Magazine calls him, “The most famous narc in America,” on YOUR campus! By providing both sides of the story, this is a great way for your chapter to gain publicity while exposing your campus community to the multifaceted aspects of drug policy reform.

Debates have already taken place at the University of Central Florida and Florida Atlantic University, and both were largely centered on the legalization of marijuana. However, it’s up to you to decide what is discussed. You can have a moderator ask questions, or you could let student questions lead the debate, or both! Here’s your opportunity to prove that SSDP is not just about the reform of marijuana laws, because the Drug War is not just about marijuana. Regardless where you stand on the issue, Students vs. Narcs will open your eyes.

Here’s a few sound bites from previous debates:

On medical marijuana:

Kris:
"Despite the fact that research consistently shows that marijuana is an effective medicine, Congress, the DEA and the courts continue to ignore recommendations of the medical community on this issue.”

Robert:
"How about we take the two chemicals of the 435 that indeed may be good medicine and remove them naturally from cannabis and allow people who are truly sick to use those two chemicals as a potential medicine?"

On recreational use:

Kris:
“There is nothing wrong with the responsible use of marijuana by adults.”

Robert:
“Are you ready to accept the potential consequences of more users, simply because some people want it as their recreational drug?”

On legalization of marijuana:

Kris:
"The fact that we spend valuable law enforcement resources arresting up to 800,000 people every year for marijuana is unquestionably a tremendous waste of [those resources] that could and should be spent combating violent crimes.”

Robert:
“There are 16 million users of marijuana in the United States. There are 170 million users of alcohol. Is that an accident? It is because one is legal and one is illegal.”

On prohibition:

Robert:
“If we legalize it for adults, and don’t for kids, how does that make the availability issue for the kids any different than it is now?”

Kris:
“High school students admit that marijuana is easier to obtain than alcohol...Sure, there are kids getting it illegally. But there are still kids getting alcohol illegally in high numbers but we don’t arrest or prosecute people for using or selling alcohol.”