LEGALIZATION OF POT WON'T BE ON CITY BALLOT

The Detroit Election Commission voted 3-0 Monday to reject a Nov. 2
ballot proposal that would have asked Detroit voters to legalize
possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Members of the commission said they were following a recommendation
by the city's Law Department, which said the proposal was pre-empted
by state law forbidding possession of the drug. Detroit attorney Matt
Abel, a petition organizer, said: "This would have sent a message to
the police that they should focus on more serious crime." Abel said
he and others behind the proposal were considering filing an appeal
in Wayne County Circuit Court.