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Walk It Through: The Joint in the Cup Holder

Legal marijuana in the car, smoking at a trailhead, and a drive home after.

An adult over 21 buys less than an ounce of marijuana and drives it home.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

Adults 21 or older with a legal amount. Selling, growing more than six plants, and anyone under 21 are left out.

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.