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221 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
12 N Court St., Suite 2, Westminster, MD 21157
409 Washington Avenue, Suite 300, Towson, MD 21204
1 South Street, 30th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
40 York Rd, 4th Floor, Towson, MD 21204
5401 Twin Knolls Road, Suite 10, Columbia, MD 21045
111 S Calvert St, 27th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3268
77 Franklin Street, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401
1001 Fleet St, 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3133
1101 Saint Paul St, Ste 405, Baltimore, MD 21202
1201 Wills St, Suite 330, Baltimore, MD 21231
137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, MD 21037
210 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204
600 Washington Ave, Suite 201, Towson, MD 21204
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1900, Baltimore, MD 21202
7310 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 413, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
606 Baltimore Ave, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204
16 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
222 Prince George St., Suite 110, Annapolis, MD 21401
201 N Charles St, Ste 1900, Baltimore, MD 21201
6100 Day Long Lane, Suite 100, Clarksville, MD 21029
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100 Cathedral St, Suite 9, Annapolis, MD 21401
Ellicott City Drug Possession Information
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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