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100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1487
10015 Old Columbia Road, Suite B215, Columbia, MD 21046
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1643 Liberty Road, Suite 206, Eldersburg, MD 21784
315 Teats Branch Rd, Sudlersville, MD 21668
6851 Oak Hill Lane, Suite 305, Columbia, MD 21045
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145 W Ostend St, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
1 South St, Suite 2100, Baltimore, MD 21202
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77 Franklin Street, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401
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40 York Rd, 4th Floor, Towson, MD 21204
1101 Saint Paul St, Ste 405, Baltimore, MD 21202
211 Galewood Dr, Edgewater, MD 21037
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145 West Ostend Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
203 Romancoke Rd, Suite 100, Stevensville, MD 21666
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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