Watch the full interview: http://bit.ly/1Ft75yv VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to college affordability and global warming. In this excerpt, President Obama discusses the issues surrounding the legalization of marijuana. Watch "A Roundtable with President Barack Obama” - http://bit.ly/1FwtYT0 Read "Obama Talks to VICE News About Climate Change, Marijuana Legalization, and the Islamic State” - http://bit.ly/1EkOAYy Watch Season 1 of VICE on HBO: http://bit.ly/VICE-HBO-S1 Watch Season 2 of VICE on HBO: http://bit.ly/VICE-HBO-S2-E1 More from Shane Smith: http://www.vice.com/author/shane-smith Follow Shane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shanesmith30 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos