The action of making something that was previously illegal permissible by law.
calls for the legalization of cannabis
Example sentencesExamples
- Not surprisingly, younger Americans are more inclined to favor legalization.
- He has explicitly stated he wants expanded guest-worker programs, not legalization.
- State and territory governments had adopted a relatively liberal approach to the legalisation of internet gambling.
- I believe in the legalization of marijuana from an economic standpoint.
- Legalisation would bring in huge tax revenues for the state.
- Legalisation did not increase the demand for the drug in Holland.
- Our studies have shown movement towards legalization would actually reduce demand for undocumented illegal workers.
- The turning point came in 1973 with the legalisation of abortion by the Supreme Court.
- The reforms stop short of full legalisation or decriminalisation.
- There is no evidence that the legalisation of prostitution leads to an increase in demand.