Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 10-125: (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an occupant of a motor vehicle may not possess an open container that contains any amount of an alcoholic beverage in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway
What this law says, in plain English
Motor vehicle occupants cannot possess open containers of alcohol or consume alcohol in passenger areas on highways. Passengers may smoke cannabis in a passenger area on a highway. Exceptions apply to hired transportation and recreational vehicle living quarters.
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