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Recent Examples of decriminalize
The drug isn’t approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but several states have moved to decriminalize it or allow it in treatment settings, like the Iowa proposal.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
American law and society has shifted from the war on drugs in the 1970s and 80s to movements to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in some states in the 2020s.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
There are also some states were medical and recreational marijuana isn't legalized, but is decriminalized.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Changing The Rules and the Effect of the Changes
By the end of 2024, 38 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws decriminalizing and permitting sports betting.
—Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
American law and society has shifted from the war on drugs in the 1970s and 80s to movements to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms in some states in the 2020s.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
There are also some states were medical and recreational marijuana isn't legalized, but is decriminalized.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Changing The Rules and the Effect of the Changes
By the end of 2024, 38 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws decriminalizing and permitting sports betting.
—Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalize
legalize
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If passed into law, the bill would have legalized cannabis for adults aged 21 and older and set up a system for regulated sales of recreational marijuana.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Connecticut was the 17th state to join the country-wide movement to legalize cannabis in 2012.—
David Goldburg,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Decriminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalize. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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