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If you get caught medicating on parts at Disney property you may no longer face jail time. Thanks to an ordinance passed unanimously by Osceola County commissioners.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind, Disney property covers both Osceola and Orange County. If you get caught in\u00a0Orange County, they will still throw you in a cage and treat you like a criminal. They don’t care if you’re a veteran batting with PTSD or looking for a safe alternative to opiates.<\/a>\u00a0In\u00a0Orange County, they don’t care. Similar to\u00a0lakeland.<\/a><\/p>\n Osceola County<\/span> commissioners \u00a0unanimously approved an ordinance effectually\u00a0decriminalizing\u00a0the possession of\u00a0small amounts of marijuana.<\/span><\/p>\n Residents with\u00a020 grams of cannabis or less might not face jail time, and instead could be fined\u00a0$100, officials say.<\/span><\/p>\n Commissioner Brandon Arrington said the new rule would save taxpayers’ money. \u00a0He also wanted to see\u00a0revenue generated from the fines funneled toward mental-health funding in the county.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “There\u2019s an overall lack of funding for mental health in the United States, let alone Osceola,” he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n Chairwoman Viviana Janer agreed\u00a0his motion at Monday night’s meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n “I think we all think this is a great ordinance,” she said. \u00a0“… So we don’t necessarily have to haul everybody off to jail.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “The board of county commissioners finds that the existing criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana and for the possession of drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana are often disproportionate in the severity of the offense,” officials said in an agenda packet.<\/span><\/p>\n Other counties and cities\u00a0includingTampa, Orlando,Miami-Dade, Miami Beach, Fernandina\u00a0Beach, and Hallandale Beach have\u00a0launched citation programs with in the last year.<\/span><\/p>\n Officials now have 10 days to file the ordinance with the state. \u00a0It\u00a0is expected to take effect\u00a030\u00a0days after that.<\/span><\/p>\n St. Cloud and Kissimmee could opt out of the ordinance, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n Law-enforcement officials would Have the power to arrest the offender or issue a citation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “It gives them another tool, another option,” said county attorney Andrew Mai on Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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