Inhale? Isn't that the point?

President Obama took questions from "real America" today, submitted via the Internets.

If you're wondering (I know I was) Obama did end up taking one of the drug policy questions, which were largely focused on marijuana. The question wasn't actually asked by Bernstein, though -- the president brought it up on his own, and laughingly dismissed it.

"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." Obama said, adding that because it was so popular, he didn't want to ignore it, but saying, “The answer is no, I don’t think that is a good strategy to grow our economy.”

Nothing about industrialized hemp, though.