legalization

IPA: ɫigʌɫʌzˈeɪʃʌn

The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

Examples of "legalization" in Sentences

Marijuana legalization is a lot more popular than Republicans right now.
Marijuana legalization is approved by the voters 54-46, and everyone lives happily ever after, right?
These estimates also show that marijuana legalization is a relatively modest piece of the overall impact.
Marijuana legalization is a much a civil rights issue as blacks and women having the right to vote, as women having equal rights to men, as gay people having the right to marry each other.
There's now solid and increasing evidence that marijuana legalization is an issue that young people care about a lot -- and that putting it on the ballot increases the chances that they'll actually vote.