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3060 Mitchellville Road, Suite 216, Bowie, MD 20716
143 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
17 West Jefferson Street, Suite 105, Rockville, MD 20850-4240
15 W. Montgomery Avenue, Suite 205, Rockville, MD 20850
4515 WIllard Avenue, Suite 1412, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
1036 St. Nicholas Drive, Suite 201, Waldorf, MD 20603
204 Monroe Street, #109, Rockville, MD 20850
5845 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746
5900 Princess Garden Parkway, Suite 450, Lanham, MD 20706
200A Monroe St, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850
909 Rose Ave, Ste 640, Rockville, MD 20852
100 N Court St, Frederick, MD 21701-4855
226 N Adams St, Rockville, MD 20850
12505 Park Potomac Ave, 6th FL, Potomac, MD 20854
PO Box 2838, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
6915 Laurel Bowie Road, Suite 206, Bowie, MD 20715
4328 Farragut St, Hyattsville, MD 20781
98 Church Street, Rockville, MD 20850
7200 Wiscnsin Ave, Suite 500, Bethesda, MD 20814
6710A Rockledge Drive, Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20817
3475 Leonardtown Road, Suite 200, Waldorf, MD 20601-3678
6495 New Hampshire Ave, Suite B260, Hyattsville, MD 20783
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Bowie Drug Possession Information
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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