{"id":181575,"date":"2024-07-21T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T02:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=181575"},"modified":"2024-07-22T00:53:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T05:53:18","slug":"van-wert-city-council-to-meet-tonight-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/07\/21\/van-wert-city-council-to-meet-tonight-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Wert City Council to meet tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong><em>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the long-discussed marijuana dispensary issue already decided, Van Wert City Council will see just one piece of marijuana-related legislation on tonight\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Council members will hear the third and final reading of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit anyone under 21 from purchasing, transporting or using cannabis in the city. Ohio Revised Code already has a such a ban, however, it doesn\u2019t include a penalty for anyone who violates the law. If approved tonight, it would make it a fourth degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Municipal-Building-exterior-2-2017-e1719193740169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84106\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During city council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/07\/08\/council-lifts-ban-on-medical-marijuana-dispensaries\/\">July 8 meeting<\/a>, council members voted to officially rescind a ban on medical marijuana facilities within the city limits, while enacting legislation that bans recreational, or \u201cadult use\u201d dispensaries in the city. The decision on both issues came after discussions that went back to early spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight\u2019s agenda also includes the third reading of proposed legislation that calls for up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $250 for anyone under 21 who uses, consumes or possesses tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and\/or vapor products. State law prohibits anyone under 21 from buying and using those products, but the law doesn\u2019t specify the punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another piece of legislation is expected to have its third and final reading tonight and if approved, it will allow the city to post public and legal notices on the city\u2019s website, instead of in print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An ordinance concerning Van Wert\u2019s newest tax budget is also on tonight\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight\u2019s meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 515 E. Main St. The public is welcome to attend. All meetings are streamed live (click <a href=\"https:\/\/chvid.com\/go\/dist\/vod.cfm?org=vwcc\">here<\/a>), then archived for on-demand viewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor With the long-discussed marijuana dispensary issue already decided, Van Wert City Council will see just one piece of marijuana-related legislation on tonight\u2019s agenda. Council members will hear the third and final reading of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit anyone under 21 from purchasing, transporting or using cannabis in the city. Ohio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 01:54:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181575"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181598,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181575\/revisions\/181598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}