| Sometimes, states may decriminalize partially, by downgrading a drug to a less dangerous status compared to others, or by decriminalizing possession but still considering trafficking an offence. |
| Mrs. Suzanne Jay: I think under current social and economic conditions, decriminalizing will have a very close effect to legalizing. |
| Within a few years, the American Law Institute recommended decriminalizing consensual acts between adults, and many states subsequently revised their penal codes. |
| They have not even studied the consequences of decriminalizing marijuana to the extent of the quantity they have allowed. |
| We should not be devoting resources to decriminalizing marijuana generally. |
| We have launched a campaign on decriminalizing the traditional consumption of the coca leaf. |
