Obama took time to go over many of the top questions, yet when it came time to answer the most popular one:

“There was one question that was voted on that ranked fairly high and that was whether legalizing marijuana would improve the economy and job creation, and I don’t know what this says about the online audience ,” Mr.Obama said, drawing a laugh. He said he wanted to make sure the question got answered. “The answer is no, I don’t think that was a good strategy.”

(NY Times)

I personally don’t understand why he did not take it as a serious question and–even worse–seemed to alienate much of his audience by saying, “I don’t know what this says about the online audience”.

You know what it says, Obama? It says that the internet audience is curious why you will continue to allow corporate needs and greed outweigh the will of the people. Marijuana as a drug aside, Hemp is aboslutely, unquestionably a non-issue when it comes to the “health and safety” of the American public.

We can sit here and argue all we want about marijuana, and I am willing to do that… but why not let Hemp go free? What did it ever do to you?

It is no secret that you support ethanol, so why not support Hemp, which is a much better source for ethanol than corn? What about the “green jobs” you keep talking about? Isn’t production of hemp one of the most green jobs possible? Why is it that we can’t grow our own hemp, yet we buy it from Canada? Where is the logic?

It would be one thing if Obama had took the time to share his thoughts as to why he believes the legalization of Marijuana (the United State’s biggest cash crop) would not help our economy… but instead he just made a joke.

I, for one, am highly disappointed.

Here’s what NORML had to say:

“Let the White House laugh for now, but the public knows that this issue is no laughing matter. This week alone, legislators in Illinois, Minnesota, and New Hampshire voted to legalize the use of marijuana for authorized individuals. Politicians in three additional states heard testimony this week in favor of eliminating criminal penalties for all adults who possess and use cannabis. And lawmakers in Massachusetts and California are now debating legally regulating marijuana outright.”

(NORML)

Here is the video:

What do you think?