Red t-shirt. "Sign 59. Medical Marijuana. Compassionate Choice. Join the Team. Paid for by the Washingtonians for the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Steve Michael, Treasurer" Initiative 59 was a 1998 Washington, D.C. voter-approved ballot initiative that sought to legalize medical cannabis. The short title of the initiative was "Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998"