While Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine attempts to sabotage a measure completely decriminalizing marijuana possession in the city of Toledo, local prosecutors appear to be doing their best to maintain the integrity of the ordinance.

A recent report from the Toledo Blade suggests that ever since voters approved a measure last September that eliminates the criminal penalties associated with misdemeanor and felony pot possession, only one person has been convicted of the offense—an 18-year-old woman by the name of Mariah Smith, who received a sentence of “no fines and no jail time.”

A total of 21 defendants have been arrested for marijuana possession since the ordinance went into effect last year. All, with the exception of Smith, are currently awaiting trial, or for their charges to be reduced to disorderly conduct, according to the report.

Toledo’s decriminalization measure, which was approved by 70 percent of the voters in 2015, is perhaps one of the best ordinances of its kind in the entire nation. Not only does the law decriminalize the possession of marijuana in small amounts, but it also eliminates all of the criminal penalties and fines associated with felony possession and trafficking.

To sweeten the deal, the law also comes with a “gag rule” that prohibits Toledo police from referring marijuana violations to the state, which still considers these types of actions a...........http://www.hightimes.com/read/toledo-decriminalization-law-gives-%E2%80%9Cno-fines-no-jail-time%E2%80%9D-felony-pot-offenses

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