Ohio marjuana Laws.. source Norml.org

Conditional release: The state allows conditional release or alternative or diversion sentencing for people facing their first prosecutions. Usually, conditional release lets a person opt for probation rather than trial. After successfully completing probation, the individual's criminal record does not reflect the charge.

Mandatory minimum sentence: When someone is convicted of an offense punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence, the judge must sentence the defendant to the mandatory minimum sentence or to a higher sentence. The judge has no power to sentence the defendant to less time than the mandatory minimum. A prisoner serving an MMS for a federal offense and for most state offenses will not be eligible for parole. Even peaceful marijuana smokers sentenced to "life MMS" must serve a life sentence with no chance of parole.

Decriminalization: The state has decriminalized marijuana to some degree. Typically, decriminalization means no prison time or criminal record for first-time possession of a small amount for personal consumption. The conduct is treated like a minor traffic violation.

Drugged Driving:Ohio has a per se drugged driving law enacted for cannabis, cannabis metabolites, and other controlled substances.

Under Ohio's law, motorists with detectable levels of THC in the blood above 2 ng/ml or detectable levels of THC-COOH in the urine above 15 ng/ml are guilty of DUID. (Ohio Revised Code Annotated Section 4511.19, Amended by Senate Bill 8)

Penalty:

• If violated, a mandatory jail term of three consecutive days (seventy-two consecutive hours.) The court may sentence an offender to both an intervention program and a jail term. The court may impose a jail term in addition to the three-day mandatory jail term or intervention program. However, iProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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  no case shall the cumulative jail term imposed for the offense exceed six months.
• The court may suspend the execution of the three-day jail term under this division if the court, in lieu of that suspended term, places the offender under a community control sanction and requires the offender to attend, for three consecutive days, a drivers' intervention program.
• License may be suspended from a definite period of six months to three years.

Ohio's law took effect in August 2006.

Every state has DUID (driving under the influence of drugs) legislation on the books. These laws fall into three distinct categories: Effect-Based DUID Laws, Per Se DUID Laws, "Zero Tolerance" Per Se Laws. For more information see NORML's report on Drugged Driving(DUID).

Possession
Less than 100 g	minor misdemeanor***	none	$100
100 g to 200 g	misdemeanor of 4th degree	not more than thirty days and/or fine	$250
200 g to 1000 g	5th degree felony	6 months - 1 year and/or fine	$2,500
1000 g to 5000 g	3rd degree felony	1 - 5 years and/or fine	$10,000
5000 g to 20,000 g	3rd degree felony	1 - 5 years** and/or fine	$10,000
20,000 g or more	2nd degree felony	2-8* years and/or fine	$15,000
*Mandatory minimum sentence. **Presumption of prison. ***A minor misdemeanor does not create a criminal record in Ohio
Cultivation
Less than 100 g	minor misdemeanor***	none	$100
100 g to 200 g	4th degree misdemeanor	not more than 30 days and/or fine, if near school or juvenile- 3rd degree misdemeanor and/or fine	$250-$500
200 g to 1000 g	5th degree felony	6 months-1 year and/or fine, if near school or juvenile-4th degree felony 6-18 months and/or fine	$2500- $5000
1000 g to 5000 g	3rd degree felony	1-5 years and/or fine, if near school or juvenile -2nd degree felony 2-8 years and/or fine	$10,000- $15,000
5000 g to 20,000 g	3rd degree felony	1-5 years and/or fine, if near school or juvenile -2nd degree felony 2-8 years and/or fine**	$10,000- $15,000
20,000 g or more	2nd degree felony	2-8 years MMS* and/or fine	$15,000
Any possession less than 5,000 may be probation only. *Mandatory minimum sentence. **Presumption of prison ***A minor misdemeanor does not create a criminal record in Ohio
Sale/Distribution
gift of 20 g or less	minor misdemeanor***	none	$100
less than 200 g	felony	6 - 18 months	variable
200 g to 600 g	felony	1 - 5 years	variable
600 g or more	felony	6 months MMS*	variable
To minors within 1,000 feet of school, within 100 feet of a juvenile, and previous felony drug convictions	felony	increased penalty	increased penalty
*Mandatory minimum sentence. ***A minor misdemeanor does not create a criminal record in Ohio
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...)
Paraphernalia possession	misdemeanor	30 days	$750
Paraphernalia sale	misdemeanor	90 days	$1,000
Any drug conviction causes driver's license suspension for 6 months to 5 years. Professional licenses are suspended.

Details

Possession of less than 100 grams of marijuana is a citable offense only, with a fine of $100. Possession of 100 grams or more is punishable by a fine of up to $250. For possession of 200 grams or more, the penalty increases to a possible sentence of 6 months - one year in jail. Possession of 1,000 grams or more is punishable by 1 - 5 years in prison. Any possession of less than 5,000 grams does not carry the presumption of prison, which leaves available the possibility of probation. Possession of 5,000 grams of marijuana or more is punishable by 1 - 5 years in prison. For any amount or 20,000 grams or more the penalty increases to a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years in prison. Delivery of 20 grams or less, for no remuneration, is considered possession and is punished with a fine of $100. Sale or distribution of less than 200 grams carries a penalty of 6 - 18 months in jail. Sale or distribution of 200 grams or more is punishable by 1 - 5 years in prison. Sale or distribution of 600 grams or greater carries a mandatory minimum sentence of six months and a possible 2 - 8 year sentence. Sale to minors, sale within 1,000 feet of a school, sale within 100 feet of a juvenile, and previous felony drug convictions all increase the penalty for the sale or distribution of marijuana. Possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and sale of paraphernalia is punishable by up to 90 days in jail. For all drug convictions, the offender's driver's license is also suspended for a period of 6 months - 5 years. This does not apply to minor misdemeanor violations for marijuana possession. Professional licenses are also suspended.