legalization

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Legalization proponents usually frame it as acknowledging reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Legalization has never been more popular: A year ago, Gallup found 70 percent of Americans support it—87 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of Republicans—with support more than doubling since 2001.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

Legalization is “not a free decision. It is a decision that, according Yasmin’s data—and I would agree with her data—will bring costs.”

From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2023

Minnesotans Against Marijuana Legalization, a coalition of trade associations and public safety organizations, also held a news conference.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

An historical Sketch of the early Movement in Illinois for the Legalization of Slavery, read at the annual Meeting of the Chicago Historical Society, Dec.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton