AROUND TEXAS & SOUTHWEST by From Wire Reports
Copyright (c) 1997, The Dallas Morning News

Chamber says vote noon medicinal marijuana

SAN MARCOS, Texas The city's Chamber of Commerce has
come out against a referendum to help patients get
marijuana for prescribed treatment. The proposal on the
May 3 ballot in the central Texas city would not legalize
marijuana but would declare it city policy to "minimize the
impact of drug laws" on people using the drug to treat
serious medical conditions. Tom Brooks, the chamber's
board chairman, said Friday the measure "sends a confusing
message to our youth" about marijuana use. The initiative
was placed on the ballot after more than 10 percent of San
Marcos' registered voters signed petitions for it.