New Toledo ordinance in question as state mulls marijuana issue

 

If voters across Ohio next month approve a proposal to ease criminal sanctions on marijuana, the law’s changes would fall short of a recently enacted and legally challenged Toledo ordinance.

The amendment to the Ohio Constitution would allow a resident of at least 21 years old to possess up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational use and grow up to 8 ounces of the drug if licensed by the state. Retail sale of recreational marijuana also would begin.

On Sept. 15, Toledo voters supported reducing penalties in the Toledo Municipal Code to no fines or jail time for marijuana-related offenses. The law went into effect a week ago.

A significant difference between an enacted State Issue 3 and Toledo’s Issue 1, also known as the “Sensible Marihuana Ordinance,” is the extent of its legal impact, said Dan Tierney, a spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.

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