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COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine does not support a bill to reduce penalties for low-level drug possession as written but said theres room for a compromise on the issue. Senate Bill 3 would reclassify several felony-level drug possession charges as misdemeanors and divert offenders to treatment instead of prison. Judges could still sentence someone to up to 364 days in jail. DeWine, in a year-end interview with The Enquirer and other USA Today Ohio Network sites, said he sides with judges, pr...