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- verb Present participle of
decriminalise .
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Examples
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It follows the recent resurgence in the debate over Britain's drug policies which saw Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, who recently stepped down as head of the Royal College of Physicians, call for the government to reconsider "decriminalising" all drug possession.
Britain looks at Portugal's success story over decriminalising personal drug use 2010
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A pastor stating that the bushfires are God's punishment for the state of Victoria decriminalising abortion.
Archive 2009-02-01 zombietron 2009
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There are other options – such as decriminalising drugs – but these will not appeal to authoritarians such as Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP who called on Mr Clarke to retire in the Commons yesterday.
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It's not about legalising drugs, he says, it's about decriminalising them.
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There are other options – such as decriminalising drugs – but these will not appeal to authoritarians such as Philip Hollobone, the Tory MP who called on Mr Clarke to retire in the Commons yesterday.
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Much was made of the alleged damage caused by David Blunkett's decision in 2004 to downgrade cannabis to a class C drug – in practice decriminalising its personal use – but this did not result in more drug use.
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Much was made of the alleged damage caused by David Blunkett's decision in 2004 to downgrade cannabis to a class C drug – in practice decriminalising its personal use – but this did not result in more drug use.
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A pastor stating that the bushfires are God's punishment for the state of Victoria decriminalising abortion.
Sick zombietron 2009
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It's not about legalising drugs, he says, it's about decriminalising them.
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The party's policies include legalising euthanasia, decriminalising all drugs for personal use, and watering down strict anti-pornography laws.
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