Pubdate: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Copyright: 2001 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://www.latimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248 Author: Times Wire Reports Note: News from Santa Barbara Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal) CITY SEEKS STATE BACKING FOR MEDICINAL USE OF POT The City Council decided there won't be an ordinance allowing medicinal marijuana in the city. Instead, the council voted Tuesday to send letters to state and federal officials urging them to support state Senate Bill 187, which would develop a plan to implement California's voter-approved Proposition 215 legalizing pot use with a doctor's recommendation. The proposition conflicts with a federal ban on marijuana use. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that there is no medical necessity exception to the U.S. Controlled Substance Act. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens