Mandi Perkins hung out with Asher Roth inside his hotel bedroom in Austin, Texas during SXSW. Mandi asked the hip hop artist about his dating life, his message about drugs – clarifying that weed isn’t a drug, and the need to legalize marijuana due to the tough economic conditions and the ability to tax the cash crop. “Drink a beer, smoke a joint, it’s okay,” Roth said. Watch the conversation below.