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3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 245, Ellicott City, MD 21043
One North Charles Street, Suite 2470, Baltimore, MD 21201
102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
1 North Charles Street, Suite 1301, Baltimore, MD 21201
11450 Pulaski Hwy, White Marsh, MD 21162-1511
111 S Calvert St, Suite 2805, Baltimore, MD 21202
221 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
11253 Chase St, Unit 2, Fulton, MD 20759
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409 Washington Avenue, Suite 300, Towson, MD 21204
3201 Rogers Ave, Ste 301, Ellicott City, MD 21043-4619
1643 Liberty Road, Suite 206, Eldersburg, MD 21784
201 North Charles St, Suite 2000, Baltimore, MD 21201
341 N. Calvert Street, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21202
10015 Old Columbia Road, Suite B215, Columbia, MD 21046
20 Crossroads Drive, Suite 16, Owings Mills, MD 21117
400 E Pratt St, Suite 900, Baltimore, MD 21202
250 West Pratt Street, Suite 1900, Baltimore, MD 21201
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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