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31 Wood Lane, First Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2228
51 Monroe Place, Suite 1401, Rockville, MD 20850
110 N. Washington St., Suite 502, Rockville, MD 20850
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1002, Silver Spring, MD 20910
PO Box 86526, Montgomery Village, MD 20886
110 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 160, Frederick, MD 21702
8630 Fenton St., Suite 408, Silver Spring, MD 20910
129 West Patrick Street, Suite 9, Frederick, MD 21701
17 West Jefferson Street, Suite 105, Rockville, MD 20850-4240
6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 116, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1405
204 Monroe Street, Suite 109, Rockville, MD 20850
5400 Kenilworth Ave, Riverdale, MD 20737-3104
932 Hungerford Drive, Suite 4-B, Rockville, MD 20850
20 Courthouse Square, Suite 212, Rockville, MD 20850
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Bethesda, MD
3060 Mitchellville Road, Suite 216, Bowie, MD 20716
200A Monroe Street, Suite 215, Rockville, MD 20850
143 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
33 Wood Lane, Rockville, MD 20850
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 505, Silver Spring, MD 20910
132 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
25 Wood Lane, The Adams Law Center, Rockville, MD 20850
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800 West, Bethesda, MD 20814
3010 Crain Highway, Suite 100B, Waldorf, MD 20601
4515 WIllard Avenue, Suite 1412, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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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