Petition Status Find information about active and inactive petitions, including initiative, referendum, and recall petitions. Search Petitions Petition Type (Required) * Initiative Recall Referendum Status (Optional) Petition Year (Optional) Petition Year (Optional) Petition Topic Petition Topic All Petition IDs Your request returned multiple entries, please select an ID to view * Your request returned multiple entries, please select an ID to view * Petition Topic (Short Title) Submit Reset form If you are human, leave this field blank. Your search returned 1 results. Return to Petitions page. An Act Relating to the Medical Uses of Marijuana for Persons Suffering from Debilitating Medical Conditions. Initiative Id: 97PSDM | AG File Number: 663-98-0143 State: Inactive Petition Status: Proposition appeared on ballot Primary Sponsors James Kentch, Sylvia Short, Kentlee Woodman The initiative appeared on the November 3, 1998 election ballot and was approved by a vote of: YES – 131,586 NO – 92,701 Sponsors Proposed Bill Language PDF Download HTML version Ballot Information 97PSDM ballot language (pdf) Petition Details Application was received in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on October 29, 1997. A copy of the application and signatures were sent to the Department of Law and Division of Elections on October 30, 1997. The Division of Elections determined that there were a sufficient number of sponsor signatures on November 5, 1997. The application was certified on November 21, 1996. Petition booklets were issued to the initiative committee on November 25, 1997. The one year filing deadline was November 25, 1998. Petition booklets were submitted to the Division of Elections on January 12, 1998. Lieutenant Governor Ulmer certified the petition for this initiative as properly filed on April 12, 1998.