and obama found a new time to answer to the questions that i have to show him . so he held a " virtual townhall " in whom people could send in questions and he would answer them online . he was told many topics , and three of the most important was about the legalizing of marijuana . obama was very discreet about it . we will give you the full one : " with over 1 out of 30 americans controlled by the penal system , why not criminalize , control , and tax marijuana to improve the failed league on drug into a money making , money saving boost to the economy ? do we really need that number victimless criminals ? " the president ' s response was a strategical one . he started by quoting the question he was asked who was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and workforce creation . and he added : " the answer is no , i don ' t think that ' s a good strategy to grow our economy . all right . " .
President Obama is in favour of the legalization of marijuana.