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210 W Pennsylvania Ave, One Office Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21204
Gary S. Bernstein, P.A. can help you find legal solutions for your Drug Possession issue. The practice serves the Bel Air, Maryland area.
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206 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014
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Law Offices of Charles L. Waechter has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Bel Air, Maryland.
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22 W Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 413, Towson, MD 21204
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7226 Lee Deforest Dr, Suite 101, Columbia, MD 21046
2800 Quarry Lake Dr, Suite 280, Baltimore, MD 21209
303 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21204
250 W Pratt St, Suite 2200, Baltimore, MD 21201
614 Edmonson Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
307 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21204
1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
1 W Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 900, Towson, MD 21204
1301 York Rd, Suite 200, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
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303 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
111 S Calvert St, Suite 2000, Baltimore, MD 21202
10440 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21044
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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