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104 Cathedral St., Annapolis, MD 21401
196 E. main Street, Westminster, MD 21157
30 E Pennsylvania Ave, Rear Building, Suite 600, Bel Air, MD 21014
5550 Newbury St, Suite A, Baltimore, MD 21209
201 N Charles St, Suite 21201, Baltimore, MD 21201
PO Box 451, Randallstown, MD 21133
114 West Water Street, PO Box 146, Centreville, MD 21617
1517 Reisterstown Rd, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21208
16a Bel Air So Pkwy, Bel Air, MD 21015
11450 Pulaski Hwy, White Marsh, MD 21162-1511
500 East Pratt Street, Suite 1000, Baltimore, MD 21202
540 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 301, Severna Park, MD 21146
100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1487
180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 370, Annapolis, MD 21404
1 South St, Suite 2100, Baltimore, MD 21202
502 Washington Ave, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
145 West Ostend Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
621 East Pratt St, Suite 607, Baltimore, MD 21202
100 Light Street, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202
1829 Reisterstown Rd, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21208
116 Cathedral Street, Suite D, Annapolis, MD 21401
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Essex 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