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3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 245, Ellicott City, MD 21043
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16 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
2860 Quarry Lake Dr, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21209
100 Light Street, Suite 1350, Baltimore, MD 21202-1153
1997 Annapolis Exchange Pkwy, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD 21401
300 E Lombard St, Suite 840, Baltimore, MD 21202
341 N. Calvert Street, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21202
1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 280 E, Pikesville, MD 21208
9515 Deereco Rd, 5th Floor, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
339 East 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218
1818 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231
203 Romancoke Rd, Suite 100, Stevensville, MD 21666
401 Headquarters Dr., Suite 202, Millersville, MD 21108
196 E. main Street, Westminster, MD 21157
104 Cathedral St., Annapolis, MD 21401
200 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014
1517 Reisterstown Rd, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21208
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102 West Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21204
1403 Gateshead Rd, Towson, MD 21286
10400 Little Patuxent Pky, Suite 290, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD 21202
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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