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110 Painters Mill Road, Suite 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3902
10400 Little Patuxent Pky, Suite 290, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
1403 Gateshead Rd, Towson, MD 21286
301 Main St, Ste 1D, Reisterstown, MD 21136
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116 B Cathedral Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
PO Box 533, Ellicott City, MD 21041
918 Chesapeake Ave, Suite 3R, Annapolis, MD 21403
606 Baltimore Ave, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21204
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7226 Lee Deforest Drive, Suite 207, Columbia, MD 21046
10450 Shaker Dr, Ste 111, Columbia, MD 21046
7425 Baltimore-Annap. Blvd, Ste 200, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
8115 Maple Lawn Blvd., Suite 350, Fulton, MD 20759
One North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
102 W Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 403, Towson, MD 21204
6304 Woodside Court, Suite 110, Columbia, MD 21046
100 Light Street, Suite 1350, Baltimore, MD 21202-1153
203 Romancoke Rd, Suite 100, Stevensville, MD 21666
1 South St, Suite 2100, 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