Legalization
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Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently not legal.
Legalization is a process often applied to what are regarded, by those working towards legalization, as
drug legalization
).
Legalization should be contrasted with decriminalization, which removes criminal charges from an action, whereas legalization also adds in regulation, such as a minimum age to legally purchase, poses and use a drug like cannabis.
Proponents of
prostitution
.
In
registry, which simply requires the applicant to prove that he has continuously resided in the country since before a certain specified "registry date" (originally, 1921; presently, 1972), and is not inadmissible on other grounds (criminal history, etc.).[1][2] One legalization proposal that was widely discussed recently[when?] was the DREAM Act
.
See also
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- Drug liberalization
- Legal prostitution
- Legality of cannabis
Notes
- ^ Bruno, Andorra (2001-08-22), " Immigration: Registry as Means of Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (CRS Report for Congress), Congressional Research Service
- SSRN 2561911