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Politics: Kentucky Democrats have introduced legislation to legalize and decriminalize marijuana.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In late 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed the most liberal drug law in the country, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
New Mexico’s billion-dollar legal market brought in $32.7 million from its 12% excise tax in fiscal year 2024, while Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have medicinal markets, with the latter also having decriminalized the drug.
—Ryan Hopper, Austin American Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug by requiring a doctor’s approval, three years after it was decriminalized.
—Afp, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In late 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed the most liberal drug law in the country, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
New Mexico’s billion-dollar legal market brought in $32.7 million from its 12% excise tax in fiscal year 2024, while Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have medicinal markets, with the latter also having decriminalized the drug.
—Ryan Hopper, Austin American Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug by requiring a doctor’s approval, three years after it was decriminalized.
—Afp, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decriminalize
legalize
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Turkey has passed a landmark bill that legalizes the sale of cannabis products for medical use in pharmacies, marking a step forward in expanding patient access to such treatment.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The legislation would also legalize strips that test for xylazine, another synthetic opioid.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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“Decriminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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