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verbdepenalize (third-person singular simple present depenalizes, present participle depenalizing, simple past and past participle depenalized)
present singular third person depenalizes · participle present depenalizing · participle past depenalized · past depenalized
- transitiveTo remove a penalty from.
Among these 20 countries, 4 adopted policies to depenalize cannabis use; 11 decriminalized cannabis use; and 7 implemented partial prohibition policies.
2015 November 26, “Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Cross-National Study in 38 Countries”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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depenalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depenalize
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“depenalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depenalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depenalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depenalize.
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