Washington Initiative 692

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 by 59%.

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%

  Yes

  No

Results by county, with number of votes shown by size, yes in green and no in orange.