Today MSNBC reported that Police Chief Michael Bratton thoroughly approves of the California Attorney General's tightened laws on Marijuana, saying that he brought "sanity to a situation that was total insanity".

With controls to help ensure that medical marijuana dispensaries aren't simply "fronts" for other, more illegal operations, as well as limiting the number of plants that dispensaries can grow, the state hopes to clear up an already muddled situation.

In a nutshell, California Law states that medical marijuana is legal as long as it is prescribed to a patient with compelling medical need (intense pain, glaucoma, etc.) Federal law, however, has marijuana completely illegal under all circumstances. This is possible because, as with the way our government works, states have some limited sovereignty in their laws and beliefs. So if you were to get caught with prescription weed by some sort of California-based law enforcement, you would be fine. However, if the FBI or any other federal enforcement caught you, even if you are in the state of California and you have a prescription, it could still be considered a criminal offense.

Either way, the tightening of the system is sure to have a number of college (and older) Marijuana enthusiasts sad, as getting a prescription is not only easy, but makes their drug of choice very convenient to get. Yes, you name goes into a database, but not everyone cares.

So what say you, OTR? Should Marijuana be legalized Federally? Should it be up to the states? Is MJ Satan's drug?