Election Day arrives for Oregon, Alaska, Florida, and Washington, D.C as the possibility that legislators might enact a second wave of marijuana policy reform looms over the country.

Initiatives and reforms about the legality of marijuana will be put to vote on Nov. 4 as Oregon and Alaska propose to make marijuana possession, production, and sales lawful in their states while Washington D.C. legislators would only vote whether to allow possession of the psychoactive drug.

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Meanwhile, Florida only intends to vote whether it would be lawful to use cannabis for medical purposes only, making it the first state in the south to even consider such law.

In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first states in the U.S. to authorize the legal use of marijuana.

Cannabis is famous for its psychoactive and physiological effects, such as heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation, and increase in appetite.

Its legality has been questioned several times in the past because of the known side effects of the substance, which includes short-term memory loss, mouth dryness, motor skills impairment, reddening of the eyes, and paranoia or anxiety.

Aside from its more popular medical and recreational uses, cannabis has also been used as part of religious or spiritual rites since the 3rd millennium B.C.

Pre-election polls about legalizing recreational use of cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, initiated by The Oregonian and KGW on Oct. 26 and 27 indicated a close divide among Oregon voters on the issue.

According to the new poll with a margin of error of 5 percentage points, 44 percent of 403 likely voters supported the legalization of marijuana in the state while 46 percent were against it.

Another seven percent were unsure as to where they stand while the remaining two percent would not reveal their stand.

The polls were conducted by the Elway Research, a Seattle-based polling firm.

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