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Dealers discuss the highs, lows of marijuana dealing

Although Adam’s job at Purdue made him thousands of dollars, it also cost him his freedom.

Adam, a former student, used to sell marijuana on campus until his arrest and expulsion from Purdue in 2008. And, although Adam no longer deals, he knows the circle of buying and selling on campus continues.

According to a Spring 2009 Student Wellness Office survey, 13 percent of undergraduate students who responded said they had tried marijuana within the past year. The number is down from 13.1 percent in 2008 and 17.4 percent in 2007.