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v. Present participle of legalize.

""It is the law, and the District of Columbia is not the place where it can lead the country in legalizing marijuana, so the police are doing what they are suppose to do," said Mendelson, who has oversight over the police department."

criminalize   

legalized    legalizes    legalizing   

allow    let    permit    countenance   

monetise    monetize   

legalized    legalizing   

legitimate    legitimatize    legitimize    formalize    authorize