Walk It Through: The Joint in the Console
A stop, a joint in the car, a CBD letter, and the line from misdemeanor to felony.
During a traffic stop, an officer sees a joint in the console and asks whose it is.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A small amount found in a car. Selling, growing, a large quantity, and a search of the car on probable cause are left to 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.