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212 Washington Avenue, Suite 1A, Towson, MD 21204-4726
12 N Court St., Suite 2, Westminster, MD 21157
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12 E. Pleasant Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
7310 Ritchie Hwy., Suite 609, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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7 Central Ave, Suite B, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
10220 South Dolfield Road, Owings Center, Suite 203, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3699
217 N Charles Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
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2310 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
11350 McCormick Road, EP III Suite 200, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204
125 West Street, Fourth Floor, Annapolis, MD 21401
7467 Ridge Road, Suite 100, Hanover, MD 21076
110 Painters Mill Road, Suite 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3902
137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, MD 21037
10400 Little Patuxent Pky, Suite 290, Columbia, MD 21044-3312
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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