Eastern Echo, 08 Oct 2012 – President quick to dismiss issue Often before more youthful crowds when the question of marijuana legalization arises, President Barack Obama displays an annoying habit: He chuckles. At an online town hall event sponsored by YouTube the president acknowledged the most submitted question was about marijuana legalization. He chuckled before he dismissed the issue. Once more at a similar forum sponsored by Reddit.com, of the top 100 questions asked, all of them were about marijuana legalization.