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104 Cathedral St., Annapolis, MD 21401
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888 Bestgate Road, Suite 402, Annapolis, MD 21401
10 South St, Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21202
3300 N Ridge Rd, Suite 245, Ellicott City, MD 21043
16 South Frederick Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
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9736 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21234-2142
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102 West Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21204
7310 Ritchie Hwy, Ste 704, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 370, Annapolis, MD 21404
111 S Calvert St, Suite 2805, Baltimore, MD 21202
3201 Rogers Ave, Ste 301, Ellicott City, MD 21043-4619
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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