Medical Pot Advocates Aim To Overturn L.A. Dispensary Ban

On Thursday, Los Angeles area medical marijuana advocates are expected to submit 50,000 voter signatures in support of a proposed March 2013 city ballot measure that would overturn the recent L.A. City Council-approved ban on dispensaries. If enough signatures are validated, the ban -- set to take effect on Sept. 6 -- will be temporarily suspended until the March vote.

• "Bid To Repeal L.A.'s Ban on Pot Shops May be Headed for Ballot" (Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 8/30).
• "Activists To Submit 50,000 Signatures To Block Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban" (Walton, "KPCC News," KPCC, 8/29).