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Council separates marijuana from other controlled substances, sets $400 fine
Summary
Ordinance 2026-665 was adopted Jan. 8 to classify marijuana separately from other controlled dangerous substances in the city code and set a $400 fine for possession; the vote was recorded 4-0. The meeting record contains a possible transcription inconsistency in the emergency-clause line.
On Jan. 8 the Cleveland City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-665, which the minutes describe as separating marijuana from other controlled dangerous substances in the city code and establishing a $400 fine for possession of marijuana. C. Stout presented the ordinance text to the council.
Ric Rommel moved to adopt the ordinance, and Leland Davis seconded; the motion passed on a recorded vote of 4-0. The minutes then record an emergency-clause motion immediately after adoption; that emergency-clause line appears to reference the prior ordinance number in the transcript (see audit), but the council's recorded votes show unanimous approval and an effective date of Jan. 8, 2026.
The item was presented and decided without public speakers signed in at the meeting. The minutes do not include the full ordinance language in-line; the clerk's record should be consulted for the final codified text and enforcement details.
