well it mainly depends on wut state u live in, some consider less than an ounce a midemeanor, and some consider it a petty offense, to check wut state u live in go to www.NORML.com and on the left at the top of the page it should give u a pull down list of all the marijuana rules in all the states as well as federal laws, other than that im only 17 so i cant help ya, by the way welcome to the boards and how long u been smokin for??