PROOF SOUGHT TO SAVE MARIJUANA INITIATIVE

CARSON CITY -- Supporters of an initiative to legalize the use of marijuana
for medical purposes in Nevada were in Lyon and Nye counties Friday looking
for evidence to support a claim that the measure should be qualified for
the November ballot.

"We have people in the field in those two counties looking at the results,"
said Dan Hart, a spokesman for Americans for Medical Rights. "We're looking
at rejected signatures."

Secretary of State Dean Heller announced earlier this week that the
initiative would not qualify for the ballot because supporters failed to
obtain enough signatures of registered voters in two of 13 counties.

The measure was seven signatures short in Lyon County and 36 short in Nye
County. Hart said the notice of the failure of the petition has been received.

The group has until early next week to file an appeal with Heller. Hart
said an appeal is likely, once the field work has been done by initiative
supporters.

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski