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3060 Mitchellville Road, Suite 216, Bowie, MD 20716
14513 Main Street, Suite B, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
8400 Corporate Dr, Suite 230, Landover, MD 20785
5400 Kenilworth Ave, Riverdale, MD 20737
3475 Leonardtown Road, Suite 200, Waldorf, MD 20601-3678
143 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
891-I Rockville Pike, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
51 Monroe St, Suite 803, Rockville, MD 20850
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31 Wood Lane, First Floor, Rockville, MD 20850-2228
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4907 Niagara Rd, Ste 103, College Park, MD 20740
600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 310, Rockville, MD 20852
15 W. Montgomery Avenue, Suite 205, Rockville, MD 20850
329 Prince George St, Laurel, MD 20707-4325
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129 West Patrick Street, Suite 9, Frederick, MD 21701
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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