"We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws," Barack Obama said in his maiden run for the U.S. Senate in 2004."We need to rethink and decriminalize de·crim·i·nal·ize tr.v. de·crim·i·nal·ized, de·crim·i·nal·iz·ing, de·crim·i·nal·iz·es To reduce or abolish criminal penalties for: decriminalize the use of marijuana. our marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. laws," Barack Obama said in his maiden run for the U.S. Senate in 2004. That was a noteworthy statement, for decriminalization decriminalization n. the repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution. is a rare position among practicing politicians. After the Washington Times exhumed Exhumed may refer to:
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