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veggie

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Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH]
#5460216 - 03/30/06 03:27 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession March 30, 2006 - ohio.com
(AP)CINCINNATI - City Council is cracking down on people who use marijuana.
The council voted 6-2 on Wednesday to increase the penalty for possessing a small amount of marijuana to include possible jail time.
The new ordinance applies to possession of up to 100 grams - about 3.5 ounces - of the drug. It makes the crime a fourth-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $250. It had been a minor misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of a $100 fine.
While the minor misdemeanor gets an offender a ticket, a fourth-degree misdemeanor warrants immediate arrest.
"We want to have some control over those young people standing on the corners," said Councilman Cecil Thomas, the bill's author and a former police officer.
The council's vote also makes a second offense a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
The council held four hearings on the ordinance during which dozens of people spoke out against the change. None spoke in favor of the change.
The ordinance includes a clause that allows the new measure to expire in 12 months if council does not vote to extend it.
Councilmen David Crowley and Jim Tarbell were the only members to vote against the change. They called the move "regressive."
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rawtoxic
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: veggie]
#5461463 - 03/30/06 08:04 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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"We want to have some control over those young people standing on the corners,"
Note to self, do not stand on corners in Ohio.
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DNKYD
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: veggie]
#5461709 - 03/30/06 09:14 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I always knew Ohio was fucked beyond compare. Their highway speed limit is 65 for fuck's sake!
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: DNKYD]
#5462875 - 03/31/06 06:29 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cincinnati is not ALL of ohio..... thank god
Its actual a very different city compared to the northern parts of the state.
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: rawtoxic]
#5463530 - 03/31/06 11:17 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
rawtoxic said: "We want to have some control over those young people standing on the corners,"
Note to self, do not stand on corners in Ohio.
Yeah, what the fuck does he care if people wanna stand around. They're not his fucking employees. Step off gramps.
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: Microcosmatrix]
#5463822 - 03/31/06 12:40 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Most of ohio has great herb laws.
You get off with a ticket... but they take your liscense for half a year.
I guess it could be worse.
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Re: Cincinnati increases penalty for marijuana possession [OH] [Re: baraka]
#5464160 - 03/31/06 01:49 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeah i always thought ohio was pretty lienent on marijuana smokers. I mean atleast in the columbus area, under 1 ounce is a minor misdomeanor, with only a ticket.. like 150$ or something
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