Walk It Through: The Joint in the Cup Holder
A stop for speeding, the smell, a joint in plain view, a pipe, and the charges.
A driver is stopped for speeding. A half smoked joint sits in the cup holder.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Personal use possession in a car. Medical cannabis under its own law, possession for sale, and trafficking weights are on their own pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- FelonyAn offense for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year is authorized. Felonies are Class A, B, C or D.
- TraffickingSelling, making, bringing in or possessing at least the weights the trafficking law sets, such as more than one kilo or 2.2 pounds of cannabis or 28 grams of cocaine, with mandatory prison terms.
- Drug paraphernaliaAny equipment, product or material used, intended or designed to grow, make, prepare, test, package, store, hide or take a controlled substance unlawfully.
- ViolationAn offense below a misdemeanor, punished by up to 30 days in the county jail and a fine of no more than $200.