The initiative was to permit patients with certain debilitating conditions to use medical marijuana.

Physicians would be authorized to advise patients about the risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana.

[2] In addition to passing statewide, the initiative was rejected in 9 counties: Adams, Cowlitz, Garfield, Grant, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Stevens, and Yakima.

[3] The campaign to pass I-692 was funded by a California-based non-profit organization called Americans for Medical Rights.

This group was funded by businessmen George Soros, John Sperling, and Peter Lewis.