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One North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
1318 E. Churchville Rd, Upper Level, Bel Air, MD 21014
1820 Lancaster Street, Ste. 200, Baltimore, MD 21231
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100 West Road, Suite 204, Towson, MD 21204
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12 E. Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
7419 Baltimore/Annapolis Blvd., PO Box 1330, Glen Burnie, MD 21060
750 E Pratt St, Suite 1100, Baltimore, MD 21202-3201
888 Bestgate Road, Suite 402, Annapolis, MD 21401
600 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Towson, MD 21204
231 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157
1206 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
3300 N Ridge Rd, Suite 245, Ellicott City, MD 21043
400 Redland Court, Suite 204, Owings Mills, MD 21117
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85 Main St, Suite 5A, Reisterstown, MD 21136
100 Light Street, Suite 1350, Baltimore, MD 21202-1153
16 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Maryland state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine