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7 Central Ave, Suite B, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
1111 Park Avenue, Sutton Place, Suite L-150, Baltimore, MD 21201-5656
25 Hooks Ln, #204, Pikesville, MD 21208
PO Box 533, Ellicott City, MD 21041
645 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Suite 211, Severna Park, MD 21146
5401 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 10, Columbia, MD 21045
77 Franklin Street, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401
1101 Saint Paul St, Ste 405, Baltimore, MD 21202
301 Main St, Ste 1D, Reisterstown, MD 21136
116 B Cathedral Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
1 South Street, 30th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1487
500 East Pratt Street, Suite 1000, Baltimore, MD 21202
6100 Day Long Lane, Suite 100, Clarksville, MD 21029
6304 Woodside Court, Suite 110, Columbia, MD 21046
502 Washington Ave, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
1829 Reisterstown Rd, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21208
339 East 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218
One North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
1318 E. Churchville Rd, Upper Level, Bel Air, MD 21014
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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