On Election Day, American voters decided more thanwho would go to the White House next year.Voters in 35 states were asked to decide more than 150 policy questions,such as legalizing use of the drug marijuanaand restrictions on gun ownership.Voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakotaapproved measures to permit marijuana use for medical purposes.A majority of states now let patients use the drug for some medical conditions.In California, Maine and Massachusetts,people over 21 may now use marijuana even without a medical need.But voters in Arizona rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana.California voters approved a measureto severely limit people's ability to buy ammunition for large guns.In the state of Washington,voters approved a plan to temporarily ban peoplewho show signs of mental problems or violence from possessing a gun.In Nevada, voters passed a measure to expand investigationsinto individuals taking part in nearly all private sales and exchanges of guns.But a similar measure failed in Maine.The federal government currently requires all American businessesto pay workers at least $7.25 an hour.Three states agreed to raise that rate to as much as $12 an hour by 2020.In the state of Washington, voters approved a measureto raise the minimum wage to $13.50 an hour, also by 2020.But in South Dakota, voters lowered the minimum wagefor people under age 18 by about one dollar.Californians rejected a measure to end the state's rightto use execution as a way to punish criminals.In Nebraska, voters agreed to re-establish a court's rightto sentence some prisoners to death.And in Oklahoma, residents approved a measureto make it harder to cancel the death penalty.California voters made it easier for schoolsto teach in languages other than English.And in Georgia, voters said the statecannot take control of public schools that fail year after year.In California, voters rejected a measurethat would require people in adult filmsto wear condoms during sex scenes.Coloradans voted on a measure related to adultswith a life-threatening health disorder.Voters agreed to let such individualsend their life with doctor-approved medication.The measure will require three health expertsto confirm that natural death is nearand also confirm that the patients are making the decision for themselves.Voters in the District of Columbia approved a measureto make the U.S. capital the 51st state.The decision has no immediate effect.Instead, voters say they hope their opinionputs pressure on the next governmentto end D.C.'s lack of representation in Congress.