State v. Pountney (Slip Opinion)

*475 {¶ 1} In this appeal, we examine the statutory requirements for proving enhanced felony levels of aggravated possession of fentanyl based on the amount of the drug involved. Ohio defines these levels in terms of multiples of the "bulk amount," which for the fentanyl at issue in this case means "five times the maximum daily dose in the usual dose range specified in a standard pharmaceutical reference manual." R.C. 2925.01(D)(1)(d). Appellant, the state of Ohio, asks this court to hold that "because there is no 'usual dose range' of fentanyl, the State may rely upon the usual dose range of…