Cincinnati marijuana ordinance, Pt. 2

Cincinnati City Council passed its “possession of marijuana” ordinance yesterday, making a first offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor — good for an immediate arrest and maximum penalty of 30 days in jail & $250 fine — and subsequent offenses first-degree misdemeanors, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000-fine.

(See prior post on March 16, 2006)