[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] Rapper Bill Stacks (real name Shin Dong-yeol), a former contestant on Mnet’s “Show Me the Money,” has been indicted on charges of purchasing and smoking marijuana.

According to Star News on the 21st, the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Bill Stacks on the 16th on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Bill Stacks is accused of purchasing marijuana and marijuana-infused jelly from a male drug dealer in his 30s last November and using them. It is reported that the Government Joint Investigation Task Force on Drug Crimes confirmed Bill Stacks’ purchase and use of marijuana while tracking down the dealer, identified as Mr. A.

Bill Stacks has already been indicted without detention on two previous occasions, in 2006 and 2018. In 2006, he was brought to trial on charges of smoking marijuana, and in 2015, he faced charges of smoking marijuana and using drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine.

He has publicly advocated for the legalization of marijuana. Upon releasing his fifth studio album, *DETOX*, in 2020, he stated, “The process of changing the perception that marijuana is a drug feels like a process of detoxification,” adding, “I hope marijuana regulations are lifted so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of medical marijuana. I also want to achieve the legalization of recreational marijuana.”

Bill Stacks debuted in 2004 with his first studio album, *The Genesis*, and has appeared on shows such as *Show Me the Money*. He was previously known as Vasco but changed his stage name to Bill Stacks in 2016.