CITY VOTES TO BAR MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORES

ROSEVILLE - The City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an
ordinance Wednesday night that would permanently ban medical marijuana
dispensaries in the city. Last month the council repealed the city's law
regulating such dispensaries after the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the
medical marijuana issue.

The court ruled that federal authorities can prosecute pot users in
California on federal charges, despite the voter-approved initiative that
legalized the use of marijuana with a doctor's recommendation. No one from
the public commented on the proposed ban Wednesday night, and the council
passed the ban's initial reading with no discussion.