legalizations
Acts permitting previously
Legalizations is the plural of legalization, the process of making something lawful that was previously prohibited or restricted.
The term appears most often in discussions of drug policy, gambling, or other regulated activities: The legalizations of cannabis across various states created a patchwork of conflicting laws.
Improve by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- amendmentChange to official text
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
bills · referendum · proposition · lobbying · ratification · lawmaking · ballot measure · repeal
Consent to receive
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- destigmatizationRemoving social shame
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- public opinionSociety's shared attitudes
social change · mainstreaming · activism · advocacy · equality · taboo · stigma · empowerment
Enacted written rule
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
common law · civil law · jurisdiction · adjudication · doctrine · judicial review · court ruling · statutory law
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- licensingGranting official permission
- permitsGrants formal authorization
standards · guidelines · restrictions · monitoring · authorities · regulators · framework · protocols
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- amendmentChange to official text
bills · parliament · referendum · proposition · lobbying · ratification · lawmaking · ballot measure · repeal · legislative process
acceptance
Consent to receive
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- destigmatizationRemoving social shame
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
public opinion · social change · mainstreaming · activism · advocacy · equality · taboo · stigma · empowerment · liberalization
statute
Enacted written rule
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
case law · common law · civil law · jurisdiction · adjudication · doctrine · judicial review · court ruling · statutory law · appellate
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- licensingGranting official permission
permits · standards · guidelines · restrictions · monitoring · authorities · regulators · framework · protocols · controls
- travel documentspassport, passports, travel document, visas, travel visa
legalizationsbans
Official restrictions imposed
prohibitions · criminalizations · interdictions · proscriptions · bannings
legalizationsrestrictions
Limitations on action
crackdowns · regulations · enforcements · controls · suppressions
- marijuana legalizationPermitting recreational weed use
- cannabis legalizationRemoving criminal penalties for marijuana
- drug legalizationPermitting controlled substances officially