president nixon found a new time to answer to the questions that individuals have to ask him . so he held a " virtual townhall " in which you could wrote in questions and he would answer them individually . he was asked many questions , and one of the most crucial was about the abortion of alcohol . that was very passionate about it . we will answer you the same question : " with over 1 out of 30 americans controlled by the police system , why not legalise , control , and tax marijuana to change the failed war on crime into a profit making , money saving boost to the economy ? do we even needs that numerous victimless criminals ? " the president ' s reply was a strategical another . he started by quoting the question he was asked which was whether legalisation liquor help affect the economy and job creation . and he answered : " the answered is no , i don ' t think that ' s a good strategy to build our economy . all right . " .
President Obama is in favour of the legalization of marijuana.