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1301 York Rd, Suite 200, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
309 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204
100 West Road, Suite 204, Towson, MD 21204
7 St Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
212 Washington Avenue, Suite 1A, Towson, MD 21204-4726
304 Wynell Ct, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
200 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014
1206 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
400 Redland Court, Suite 204, Owings Mills, MD 21117
85 Main St, Suite 5A, Reisterstown, MD 21136
1001 Fleet St, 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3133
111 S Calvert St, 27th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3268
12 N Court St., Suite 2, Westminster, MD 21157
1201 Wills St, Suite 330, Baltimore, MD 21231
217 North Charles Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
1200 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1802, Baltimore, MD 21202
1 South Street, 30th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
1403 Gateshead Rd, Towson, MD 21286
3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 245, Ellicott City, MD 21043
110 Painters Mill Road, Suite 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3902
10400 Little Patuxent Pky, Suite 290, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
10220 South Dolfield Road, Owings Center, Suite 203, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3699
3 South Frederick St., Suite 900, Baltimore, MD 21202
137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, MD 21037
1 North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
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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