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Citation?

• sokoloff 10y ago
  Yes, you get a citation. :) From 5 minutes of Googling, it seems this might be a regional difference. AU/NZ references I found seemed to be different than the typical US usage, which follows what GP said. Massachusetts recently decriminalized THC. Possession for Personal Use Possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana is decriminalized and is punishable as a civil offense. If the offender is over the age of 18 they must pay a fine of $100. Source: http://norml.org/laws/item/massachusetts-penalties-2 http://norml.org/laws/item/massachusetts-penalties-2 The AU/NZ usage seems to use "decriminalized" to mean "removing all laws against", where the US tends to use "makes it into a civil violation". We (in the US) use legalization to mean "fully legal (and possibly regulated/licensed and taxed)"
  • enneff 10y ago
    Well, I'm Australian hence the confusion :-)