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minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago“Decriminalization” doesn’t mean “its legal”, it means “Its illegal but the state is not obligated to prosecute.”
minus-squareralphio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoTypically it means there is no criminal offense to prosecute. It turns it into the equivalant of a speeding ticket.
“Decriminalization” doesn’t mean “its legal”, it means “Its illegal but the state is not obligated to prosecute.”
Typically it means there is no criminal offense to prosecute. It turns it into the equivalant of a speeding ticket.