1998 Washington Initiative 692

Initiative to the People 692
3 November 1998
Shall the medical use of marijuana for certain terminal or debilitating conditions be permitted and physicians authorized to advise patients about medical use of marijuana?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,121,851 58.97%
No 780,631 41.03%
Total votes 1,902,482 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,181,279 45.5%

Initiative 692 (I-692 or the Medical Use of Marijuana Act) was an initiative in the November 1998 election in the U.S. state of Washington. The initiative was to permit patients with certain debilitating conditions to use medical marijuana. Voters approved this initiative with 59% of ballots cast in favor.

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