Walk It Through: The Joint in the Cup Holder
A speeding stop, the smell of marijuana, and how North Dakota grades a small amount.
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.
Possession in a car by an adult. Driving impaired by marijuana, a sale, possession at a school and the medical program's own limits 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.
- Carrying without a licenseThe exemption that lets someone not barred from a class 2 license, holding a valid driver's license or ID, carry a firearm concealed.
- Noncriminal offenseAn offense answered with a fee rather than a criminal sentence, as for not telling an asking officer about a concealed firearm, with a $20 fee.
- Class A misdemeanorThe higher misdemeanor class, carrying up to 360 days and a $3,000 fine.
- Class B misdemeanorThe lower misdemeanor class, carrying up to 30 days and a $1,500 fine.
- Class C felonyThe lowest felony class, carrying up to 5 years and a $10,000 fine.
- InfractionAn offense carrying no jail and a fine of up to $1,000.