legalised
Officially allowed now
Legalised is the British spelling of legalized, the past tense and past participle of legalize.
To legalise something is to make it lawful—to remove legal prohibitions against it: The country legalised same-sex marriage in 2015.
Cannabis has been legalised in several states.
Made no longer a crime
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- licitSanctioned by law
- permittedGranted leave to proceed
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
authorized · legitimate · permissible · approved · validated · ratified · enacted · codified
Official enactment of statutes
- enactmentPassing into law
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
amendment · reform · passage · regulation · statute · ordinance · bill · act
Psychoactive hemp plant
- marijuanaPsychoactive hemp plant
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- euthanasiaDeliberate death for relief
prostitution · alcohol · CBD
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
magistrate · prosecutor · arbitration · compliance · oversight · jurisprudence · legislature · court
Favoring reform and innovation
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- liberationRelease from constraint
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- equalitySame status for all
activism · advocacy · tolerance · modernization · social-change · freedom · justice · empowerment
decriminalized
Made no longer a crime
sanctioned · authorized · legitimate · permissible · approved · validated · ratified · enacted · codified · legislated
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- enactmentPassing into law
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
decriminalization · amendment · reform · passage · regulation · statute · ordinance · bill · act · ruling
cannabis
Psychoactive hemp plant
euthanasia · prostitution · alcohol · CBD
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
tribunal · magistrate · prosecutor · arbitration · compliance · oversight · jurisprudence · legislature · court · ruling
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- liberationRelease from constraint
- acceptanceConsent to receive
equality · activism · advocacy · tolerance · modernization · social-change · freedom · justice · empowerment · normalization
legalisedbanned
Officially disallowed
prohibited · criminalised · outlawed · forbidden · illegal
legalisedcriminalised
Made into a crime
banned · outlawed · prohibited · decriminalised · rescinded