Tamara

along with a minor in possession of alcohol last night. I'm 18, and I'm doing the diversion program already for my first pot ticket. What is probably going to happen to me?

btw: i'm in CA

cantseestraight

Sorry to hear about that.


Peace

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Vectorzor

Most likely probation and possibly community service. Personally, I got a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia and opted for pre-trial diversion. I got a years supervised probation and 24 hours of community service. I live in Tennessee though - so I don't know what the California general sessions courts are like. Its more liberal in CA than TN though - that I am fairly certain of. Good luck.

yuri420

You aren't a minor, mate. jeez, everytime i think about the american drinking age i crack up laughing. Here in AUS its 18 and ppl r begining 2 drink by 12 and just about eveyone drinks by 16

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king cola

You aren't a minor, mate. jeez, everytime i think about the american drinking age i crack up laughing.

I agree, i'm from the U.S and am 21 years of age but even before 21, that never stopped me from drinking. What the hell, at 18 years of age we are considered old enough to fight in a war but we aren't considered an adult when it comes to drinking alcohol! It's a f*ckin joke to consider anyone whos 18 a minor. In other countries/islands you can be 15 years old, if not younger and drink. I think they only consider you an adult at 21 because the drinking age is set for 21, but it doesn't make sense, all that because of one law. If that's not enough just to rent a car in some places you have to be 25 years of age.

Goodluck with everything. Possession of alcohol by a minor, as a first offense they might just make you take a drug/alcohol class for a few weeks. When i went for a dwi, i took the program, it was a 10 week class, once a week for about 2 hours i think it was.

vladimir

if weed becomes legal in the us, i can see them put the age limit at 25, to 'protect our teens'.

ha, i love madd. (now changed to 'mothers against destructive decisions', cause teenage drinking isnt a worthwhile cause anymore)

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Buzzby

You'll probably have to pay a $100 fine on the first charge and $100 on this one. You'll have two misdemeanor convictions on your permanent record, which may make it hard to get college loans and jobs.

The diversion program was a way to avoid the criminal record but you blew it.

You can find CA's pot laws here.

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Floatin

Yeah the drinking age is bull**** in america. If you are old enough to fight in a war, you are old enough to have a ****ing beer.

i come from the netherlands, and kids drink when they are 12, and there is MUCH less bindge drinking over there also.

MrIMStoned

I was under the impression that drinking ages changed state to state and that in some states it's 19 or even 18. Although I have no idea and being from Ontario I don't have to worry.

Also why do you go to court for a ticket? Around here you pay it through the mail and move on.

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