Synonyms for decriminalizing
de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "decriminalizing":

   decriminalising

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1. President Barack Obama:

   We may actually be able to make some progress on the decriminalization side, at a certain point, if enough states end up decriminalizing, the Congress may then reschedule marijuana.

2. Joe Calvello:

   John is an outspoken advocate for weed legalization and has always believed we should not be criminalizing addiction, but he does not support decriminalizing all drugs including heroin, methamphetamines and other hard drugs in Pennsylvania, john believes we need to make sure we are locking up drug dealers who are pushing and profiting from hard drugs, while making sure that people get real help if they are addicted.

3. Neil Fawcett:

   I honestly think she was playing to the gallery back then, whether she was talking about decriminalizing drugs or abolishing the monarchy, i think she is someone who plays to the gallery with whatever audience she is talking to, and I genuinely don't know if she ever believes anything she says, then or now.

4. Catherine Murphy:

   There's a lot of misunderstanding about our proposal. What decriminalizing talks about is the laws that are used to criminalize adult consensual sex work, or selling of sex among consensual adults, it does not mean the removal of all laws that deal with exploitation, abuse, trafficking, involvement of children. Those laws are absolutely needed and are still absolutely relevant within a decriminalized system. We would never advocate for that, absolutely not.

5. John Fetterman:

   We have a mental health crisis in our country, and you have these pharmaceuticals that have all of these side effects and have all these other externalities, and here, you know, like I applaud Oregon for the step they took this last election, you know, decriminalizing small amounts of drugs, and realizing you can’t arrest your way out of addiction. … If you criminalize addiction, you have what we have, and that is one of the core tenants of mass incarceration.