Marijuana Use or Possession Penalty Amendments

Requires prosecuting attorneys to offer a plea in abeyance for first-time offenders charged with use or possession of 14 grams or less of marijuana, provided the defendant is 18 or older.

Mandates that defendants be represented by counsel during plea in abeyance negotiations unless they knowingly waive this right.

Updates plea in abeyance agreement requirements to include detailed recitation of conditions and reasons for abeyance, with written agreements required for felony or mixed misdemeanor/felony pleas.

Modifies plea in abeyance duration limits, allowing up to two years for misdemeanor pleas if the defendant participates in a problem-solving court approved by the Judicial Council.

Adds new definitions for 'convicted' and 'traffic offense' specifically for the purpose of the new plea in abeyance section.

Removes references to marijuana penalties in the controlled substance database sections, as those provisions are being addressed separately in the original bill text.