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Code of Virginia
Title 4.1. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 11. Possession of Retail Marijuana and Retail Marijuana Products; Prohibited Practices Generally
8/26/2026

§ 4.1-1108. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Consuming marijuana or marijuana products, or offering to another, in public place; penalty. (2026 updated section)

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.

4.1-1108. (Effective July 1, 2027) Consuming marijuana or marijuana products, or offering to another, in public place; penalty. (2026 updated section)

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 $250 for a first offense. A person who is convicted under this section of a second offense is subject to a $250 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; 2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.

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