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10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Ste 200, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
1415 Madison Park Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
113 Cathedral St, Annapolis, MD 21401
513 Benfield Road, Suite 302, Severna Park, MD 21146-2519
2860 Quarry Lake Dr, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21209
650 S. Exeter Street, Suite 1100, Baltimore, MD 21202-4576
800 Abruzzi Dr, Suite C, Chester, MD 21619
217 North Charles Street, Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
34 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014
217 North Charles Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
112 W Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 101, Bel Air, MD 21014
1402 Front Avenue, Lutherville, MD 21093
10400 Stevenson Rd, Suite 201, Stevenson, MD 21153
11350 McCormick Road, EP III Suite 200, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 2500, Baltimore, MD 21202
2310 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
125 West Street, Fourth Floor, Annapolis, MD 21401
901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
7467 Ridge Road, Suite 100, Hanover, MD 21076
1820 Lancaster Street, Ste. 200, Baltimore, MD 21231
7 St Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
100 West Road, Suite 204, Towson, MD 21204
224 E Braodway, Bel Air, MD 21014
85 Main St, Suite 5A, Reisterstown, MD 21136
400 Redland Court, Suite 204, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Hunt Valley 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