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A person who is convicted under this section of a second <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> is subject to a $25 civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> and shall be ordered to enter a <span class=\"dictionary\">substance abuse treatment<\/span> or education program or both, if available, that in the <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> best suits the needs of the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span>. A person convicted under this section of a third or subsequent <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> is guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-212167\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-1108\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSUMING MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, OR OFFERING TO ANOTHER, IN PUBLIC\nPLACE; PENALTY (\u00a7 4.1-1108)\n\nA. No person shall consume marijuana or a marijuana product or offer marijuana\nor a marijuana product to another, whether accepted or not, at or in any public\nplace.\n\nB. Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of no more\nthan $25 for a first offense. A person who is convicted under this section of a\nsecond offense is subject to a $25 civil penalty and shall be ordered to enter a\nsubstance abuse treatment or education program or both, if available, that in\nthe opinion of the court best suits the needs of the accused. A person convicted\nunder this section of a third or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class 4\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}