{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-4.1-1108","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 4.1-1108","heading":"Consuming marijuana or marijuana products, or offering to another, in public place; penalty","body":"A. No person shall consume marijuana or a marijuana product or offer marijuana or a marijuana product to another, whether accepted or not, at or in any public place.B. Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $25 for a first offense. A person who is convicted under this section of a second offense is subject to a $25 civil penalty and shall be ordered to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program or both, if available, that in the opinion of the court best suits the needs of the accused. A person convicted under this section of a third or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.","path":["Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control","Subtitle II. Cannabis Control Act","Chapter 11. Possession of Retail Marijuana and Retail Marijuana Products; Prohibited Practices Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/4.1-1108/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"f42a12aaa2b62f8b26103a9eb596751a0657f2cd6312c275f85b88645ad31587","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-4.1-1107","next":"us-va/va.-code-4.1-1109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}