Actually answer the marijuana petitions that acquired150,000 signatures. with president Barack Obama answering

We the people want a real answer, and debate, to why Marijuana is still illegal. We don't want you to respond on a friday evening when the news media has gone home. 50 percent of the American people support the legalization of Marijuana. The disconnect between the American people and their elected officials has never been greater. The American people want to stop wasting MILLIONS of dollars on a non - harmful plant that has HUGE medical benefits, and HUGE agricultural benefits. The White House's answer to the previous Marijuana petitions will not suffice, and we want a REAL debate, and a country wide vote on the legalization of Marijuana.