Officially, possession of a certain amount (100 grams, IIRC) or less is punishable by up to a year in prison. However, here in Springfield, possession of a “small amount” (2 grams or so) is considered an ordinance violation and will result in a court summons and a fine in the neighborhood of $100.
Elsewhere in Illinois I can’t really say. I imagine county prosecutors throughout the state have differing approaches.
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Minnesota - petty misdemeanor for possession of a fairly large amount - over an ounce for sure. I think the cutoff is 40 grams. No arrest. Confiscation of the pot and a ticket to appear in court. $100 fine, give or take.
This is what does happen. Not sure what can happen above this. Even if your grass (under whatever cutoff amount) is divided into separate bags, doesn’t matter.
Ohio. Possession of 100 grams or less is a minor misdemeanor, punishable by a $150 fine and no jail time. It gets a bit more dicey if your weed is packaged in multiple baggies, as that can be considered trafficking, but a lot of cops will still charge even that as simple possession if the perp doesn’t give them trouble and isn’t carrying a huge bankroll or something. It’s essentially decriminalized. The average person has more to worry about with the mandatory driver’s license suspension that goes along with the conviction than they do with the conviction itself. And at least in my jurisdiction, if you have no priors, you can plead the ticket down to something that doesn’t carry the suspension (usually a minor misdemeanor disorderly conduct). Possession of paraphernalia, however, is a 4th degree misdemeanor, which faces a max of 30 days in jail and a $250 fine. If you’re an ass to the cop, the baggie your weed is in can count as paraphernalia.
In Ohio, under 100 grams has been NON criminalized, a Minor Misdemeanor.
However, under Ohio’s Home Rule provision of the Ohio Constitution, a Municipality can codify that amount, or any amount, up to a Misdemeanor of the degree. This is NOT a conflict with the “General laws”.
It is my understanding some have, the 1st, from memory, was a case called Niles v. Howard, Niles being the city.
The same is true for any offense under state law, even traffic offenses. A city can codify a Minor Misdemeanor as an M-4 to an M-1.
The only time they can undercut state law is to have a traffic camera offense, a civil infraction, even though state law is a MM.