legalize

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Indiana became the latest to legalize them in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Their philosophy was: If it’s unsafe for kids, then you shouldn’t legalize it. And of course, that’s a stupid standard,” Stroup said.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said on an earnings call last month that he thinks prediction markets will be a “powerful lever” to pressure states to legalize online sports betting.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

If Jetten becomes prime minister, he will be the youngest in the Netherlands’ history and the first openly gay leader in the world’s first country to legalize same-sex marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

When word of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached the Hermitage, all of the newly freed people were told they must legalize their marriages.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis