[420 Girl]

Police Chief William Bratton called on the City Council to speed up the drafting of stricter regulations on medical marijuana clinics, calling current state law "Looney Tunes."

Bratton also termed as unfortunate the new Obama administration policy of targeting marijuana dispensaries only when they violate both federal and state law, instead of just federal law.

"I think that the policy of the federal government at this time is unfortunate," the chief told a press conference Wednesday. "I think the policy of this state is 'Looney Tunes.'"

The city passed a moratorium on new marijuana dispensaries in September 2007 in order to draft regulations to operate the clinics.

"They pass a law, then they have no regulations as to how to enforce the darn thing and, as a result, we have hundreds of these locations selling drugs to every Tom, Dick and Harry," Bratton said.

California voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996, making it legal for people suffering from certain ailments to grow, smoke and possess marijuana upon a doctor's recommendation.

In 2003, the state set up a system for issuing ID cards to those with "prescriptions" for medicinal marijuana, but many claim the system has been abused and is out of control.

"While I fully support its use for medicinal purposes, why don't we regulate it like we do Lipitor or Viagra," Bratton said. "You can't buy those two without getting it through a legitimate pharmacy. If this drug is so important and so helpful, why is it not regulated like every other drug?"


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