Washington Initiative 692, Medical Marijuana Measure (1998)
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| Topic Marijuana laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 692 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported permitting physicians to prescribe marijuana for certain terminal and debilitating conditions. |
A “no” vote opposed permitting physicians to prescribe marijuana for certain terminal and debilitating conditions. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 692 |
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1,121,851 | 58.97% | ||
| No | 780,631 | 41.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 692 was as follows:
| “ | 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? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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