Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch Published 12:43 p.m. ET July 1, 2020 CLOSE Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof addresses the media following Ohio Gov, Mike DeWine’s first State of the State address on March 5, 2019 at the Ohio Statehouse. (Photo: Joshua A. Bickel/Dispatch) How Ohio treats people caught possessing illegal drugs is on the road to changing after more than a year of committee hearings. The Senate voted 25-4 to pass a landmark piece of legislation Tuesday night that would reclassify many low-level, felony drug possession charges as misdemeanors. “Senate Bill 3 is critical for Ohio to better address addiction, improve public safety and reduce prison overcrowding,” Shakyra Diaz, Ohio State Director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, said in a statement. “Needlessly giving people felony convictions for minor drug possession when they have an addiction is proven by research to be counterproductive for their recovery and public…
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