legalisation
Making something lawful
Legalisation is the British spelling of legalization—the process of making something legal that was previously prohibited or restricted.
The term appears most often in debates about drugs, gambling, prostitution, or immigration status: the legalisation of cannabis, advocates for legalisation.
To legalise is to enact such a change.
Abolishing criminal status
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- amendmentChange to official text
- billAmount owed, written
statute · law · parliament · referendum · ballot · initiative · petition · advocacy
Psychoactive hemp plant
- marijuanaPsychoactive hemp plant
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
medicinal · dispensary · possession · trafficking · decriminalisation · Netherlands · Colorado · Portugal
Formal union between partners
- same-sexInvolving identical genders
- equalitySame status for all
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
euthanasia · prostitution · gambling · recognition · civil · union · progressive · conservative
Granting official permission
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- marketVenue for trade
- industryEconomic production sector
trade · imports · exports · commerce · alcohol · prohibition · bootlegging · moonshine
One's relative position
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- citizenshipStatus as state member
residency · permit · visa · undocumented · regularisation · migrants · workers · DACA
decriminalisation
Abolishing criminal status
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- amendmentChange to official text
bill · statute · law · parliament · referendum · ballot · initiative · petition · advocacy · lobbying
cannabis
Psychoactive hemp plant
- marijuanaPsychoactive hemp plant
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
recreational · medicinal · dispensary · possession · trafficking · decriminalisation · Netherlands · Colorado · Portugal · harm-reduction
marriage
Formal union between partners
abortion · euthanasia · prostitution · gambling · recognition · civil · union · progressive · conservative · morality
licensing
Granting official permission
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- marketVenue for trade
industry · trade · imports · exports · commerce · alcohol · prohibition · bootlegging · moonshine · speakeasy
status
One's relative position
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
citizenship · residency · permit · visa · undocumented · regularisation · migrants · workers · DACA · dreamers
legalisationcriminalisation
Making acts punishable by law
ban · prohibition · outlawing · proscription · banning
legalisationenforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
crackdown · zero tolerance · censorship · repression · suppression
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