Walk It Through: The Joint in the Cup Holder
Fourteen grams or less, a summons and a fine, and an expungement after ninety days.
During a stop, an officer finds a small bag of marijuana, well under half an ounce, in the cup holder.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Possession of a small amount for personal use. Larger amounts, intent to distribute, and driving impaired are not worked through here.
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.
- Crime of violenceAn offense with the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force as an element, or that involves a dangerous weapon, and the more than sixty the code names, from murder to stalking.
- FelonyAny crime for which an offender may be sentenced to death or imprisonment at hard labor.
- MisdemeanorAny crime other than a felony.