As former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, Steven Hager is recognized as one of the leading proponents for marijuana legalization in the country. But he's also an articulate spokesperson for keeping college kids away from substance abuse, a voice of reason the students actually listen to.

USE OR ABUSE? WHY POT AND COLLEGE DON'T MIX

Featuring Steven Hager, author, filmmaker and editor of High Times magazine for over 16 years

Steven Hager thinks marijuana should be legal for adults and he has spent the last 20 years educating people exactly why he thinks the cannabis laws in the country need be changed. But Hager also understands there are times when it's not appropriate to be intoxicated. Do you have substance abuse problems on your campus? Most do. You could bring in a law enforcement officer, a health care professional or a government representative to lecture against substance use, but probably none would have the impact of this show. Hager explains why college students need to concentrate on their education and put aside behavior that interferes with their ability to get the most from their brief time in college.

Steven Hager has a Masters of Science Degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theater. He is a former reporter for the New York Daily News and was editor of High Times Magazine for over 16 years. Hager has written four books: Hip Hop (St. Martins' Press), the first history of rap music, break dancing and graffiti; Art After Midnight (St. Martin's Press), a history of the East Village art scene of the 1980s; Adventures in the Counterculture (High Times Books), a collection of his High Times journalism; and The Octopus Conspiracy (Trineday). For the last five years, Hager has been a documentary filmmaker who writes, directs, shoots and edits his own feature films.

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