Santa Monica has approved a pilot open container program for its 3rd Street Promenade, permitting drinking-aged adults to consume alcohol outdoors within a designated Entertainment Zone, provided they ...

Last month, a new law took effect that treats medical marijuana just like alcohol in regard to open container in vehicles. Medical marijuana users can no longer drive around with an open container of ...

Generally speaking, you are not allowed to have an open container of alcohol inside the passenger area of a vehicle. The trunk, however, is almost universally accepted as a safe place to store an open ...