Pubdate: Tue, 21 September 1999 Source: Orange County Register (CA) Copyright: 1999 The Orange County Register Contact: http://www.ocregister.com/ MEDICAL POT HAS D.C. VOTERS' BACKING Almost a year after the balloting, voters in the nation's capital learned Monday that nearly 70 percent of them favored medical use of marijuana. Votes on the referendum were finally counted after a judge overruled a congressional ban. After the proposal is submitted on Capitol Hill,Congress would have 30 legislative days to pass a resolution of disapproval. If it doesn't,the measure would become law. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D