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100 Cathedral St, Suite 9, Annapolis, MD 21401
230 Schilling Circle, Suite 234, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
111 S Calvert St, Suite 2805, Baltimore, MD 21202
3201 Rogers Ave, Ste 301, Ellicott City, MD 21043-4619
6339 Ten Oaks Rd, Suite 200, Clarksville, MD 21029
1643 Liberty Road, Suite 206, Eldersburg, MD 21784
2860 Quarry Lake Dr, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21209
606 Baltimore Ave, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21204
100 East Pratt Street, Suite 2440, Baltimore, MD 21202-1031
1116 West Street, Suite C, Annapolis, MD 21401
502 Baltimore Avenue, First Floor, Towson, MD 21204
540 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 301, Severna Park, MD 21146
200 East Lexington Street, Suite 1414, Court Square Building, Baltimore, MD 21202-3543
401 Allegheny Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
3701 Old Court Road, Suite 11, Baltimore, MD 21208
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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