{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-23222","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 23222","heading":"","body":"(a) A person shall not have in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, a bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing an alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.\n(b) (1) Except as authorized by law, a person who has in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products, as defined by Section 11018.1 of the Health and Safety Code, which has been opened or has a seal broken, or loose cannabis flower not in a container, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who has a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products that has been opened, has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, or to a person who has a loose cannabis flower not in a container, if the receptacle or loose cannabis flower not in a container is in the trunk of the vehicle.\n(c) Subdivision (b) does not apply to a qualified patient or person with an identification card, as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code, if both of the following apply:\n(1) The person is carrying a current identification card or a physician’s recommendation.\n(2) The cannabis or cannabis product is contained in a container or receptacle that is either sealed, resealed, or closed.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 12. Public Offenses [23100. - 23249.50.]","ARTICLE 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol and Drugs [23152. - 23229.1.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9b50c4d9e430b1980e2b30429510efcab607c54c704ee226b4e1c7c21501b338","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-23221","next":"us-ca/veh-23223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}