Consumption of Alcohol, Marijuana, Marijuana Products, or Controlled Substances by Minor Prohibited
San Diego Municipal Code § 56.61
in effect§56.61 Consumption of Alcohol, Marijuana, Marijuana Products, or Controlled Substances by Minor Prohibited
(a) Except as permitted by state law, and subject to subsection (b), it is unlawful for any minor to:
(1) consume at any public place or any place open to the public any alcoholic beverage, marijuana, marijuana product, or other controlled substance;
(2) consume at any place not open to the public any alcoholic beverage, unless the minor’s consumption of the alcoholic beverage occurs exclusively between the minor and his or her parent or legal guardian, as permitted by Article I, Section 4, of the California Constitution;
(3) consume at any place not open to the public any marijuana, marijuana product, or other controlled substance.
(b) Section 56.61 does not apply to the consumption of a controlled substance as prescribed to the minor by a licensed medical practitioner authorized to issue the prescription.
(“Consumption of Alcohol by Minor Prohibited in Public Place, Place Open to Public, or Place Not Open to Public” added 5-6-2003 by O-19172 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Consumption of Alcohol, Marijuana, Marijuana Products, or Controlled Substances by Minor Prohibited” and amended 3-25-2019 by O-21058 N.S.; effective 4-24-2019.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art06Division00.pdf#page=29Fetched: 10/28/2026