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901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
7467 Ridge Road, Suite 100, Hanover, MD 21076
145 W Ostend St, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD 21202
11350 McCormick Road, EP III Suite 200, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
125 West Street, Fourth Floor, Annapolis, MD 21401
2310 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
3 South Frederick St., Suite 900, Baltimore, MD 21202
1 North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
100 Light Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
102 W Pennsylvania Ave, Ste 200, Towson, MD 21204-4526
100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1487
500 East Pratt Street, Suite 1000, Baltimore, MD 21202
16 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
400 Redland Court, Suite 204, Owings Mills, MD 21117
1206 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
85 Main St, Suite 5A, Reisterstown, MD 21136
10450 Shaker Dr, Ste 111, Columbia, MD 21046
7425 Baltimore-Annap. Blvd, Ste 200, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
621 East Pratt St, Suite 607, Baltimore, MD 21202
100 Light Street, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202
1111 Park Avenue, Sutton Place, Suite L-150, Baltimore, MD 21201-5656
145 West Ostend Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
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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