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Recent Examples of decriminalize
Since the time of the crash, the state has decriminalized jaywalking, and allows pedestrian crossings at any part of a roadway if it can seemingly be done safely.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
The Ho-Chunk Nation decriminalized cannabis in 2024.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Anutin as health minister in the pre-2023 government pushed to decriminalize cannabis, while the Pheu Thai government tried to reverse that.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
While there are at least five bills filed to decriminalize or legalize some form of marijuana, there are also at least two bills filed by other Republicans to outlaw signs advertising marijuana products or businesses in some capacity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
The Ho-Chunk Nation decriminalized cannabis in 2024.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Anutin as health minister in the pre-2023 government pushed to decriminalize cannabis, while the Pheu Thai government tried to reverse that.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
While there are at least five bills filed to decriminalize or legalize some form of marijuana, there are also at least two bills filed by other Republicans to outlaw signs advertising marijuana products or businesses in some capacity.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalize
legalize
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Meanwhile, the bloom of illicit pot grows on private land has been demanding California’s attention, a growing problem since voters legalized cannabis in 2016.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Voters amended the state constitution in 2020 to legalize sports betting only in Deadwood and tribal casinos in South Dakota.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Decriminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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