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1300 Mercantile Ln, Ste 139, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
6220 Rhode Island Ave, Riverdale, MD 20737
1451 Rockville Pike, Suite 250, Rockville, MD 20852
2122 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD 20902
204 Monroe Street, #109, Rockville, MD 20850
17 West Jefferson Street, Suite 105, Rockville, MD 20850-4240
143 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
5410 McGrath Blvd, Ste 205, North Bethesda, MD 20852
15 W. Montgomery Avenue, Suite 205, Rockville, MD 20850
11 North Washington Street, Suite 630, Rockville, MD 20850
7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 500, Bethesda, MD 20814
200A Monroe Street, Suite 305, Rockville, MD 20850
6404 Ivy Ln, Ste 408, Greenbelt, MD 20770
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909 Rose Ave, Ste 640, Rockville, MD 20852
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Kensington 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