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10 South St, Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21202
1403 Gateshead Rd, Towson, MD 21286
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10400 Little Patuxent Pky, Suite 290, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
10220 South Dolfield Road, Owings Center, Suite 203, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3699
16 South Frederick Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
2127 Espey Court, Suite 200, Crofton, MD 21114
137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, MD 21037
600 Washington Ave, Suite 201, Towson, MD 21204
110 Painters Mill Road, Suite 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3902
233 E Redwood St, Suite 1000C, Baltimore, MD 21202
9736 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234-2142
400 E Pratt St, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
7917 Harford Road, 2nd Floor, Parkville, MD 21234
101 Eastern Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21221-7021
791 Aquahart Rd Ste 118, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
7310 Ritchie Hwy, Ste 704, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
One Court Place, Westminster, MD 21157-5124
300 East Joppa Rd, Suite 305, Towson, MD 21286-3004
201 N Charles St, Ste 1900, Baltimore, MD 21201
233 E Redwood St, Suite 1000C, 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