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9101 Cherry Lane, Suite 207, Laurel, MD 20708
4800 Montgomery Lane, 7th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814-6354
116 La Grange Ave, La Plata, MD 20646
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1430, Bethesda, MD 20814
5407 Water Street, Suite 101, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
2905-A Old Largo Road, PO Box 1658, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
226 N Adams St, Rockville, MD 20850
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1002, Silver Spring, MD 20910
110 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 160, Frederick, MD 21702
PO Box 86526, Montgomery Village, MD 20886
204 Monroe Street, Suite 109, Rockville, MD 20850
9841 Washingtonian Blvd, Suite 200, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
5400 Kenilworth Ave, Riverdale, MD 20737-3104
7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 500, Bethesda, MD 20814
8808 Old Branch Ave, Clinton, MD 20735
PO Box 1299, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-1299
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 1010, Silver Spring, MD 20910
200a Monroe St, Ste 200, Rockville, MD 20850
200A Monroe St, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850
5845 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746
5900 Princess Garden Parkway, Suite 450, Lanham, MD 20706
100 N Court St, Frederick, MD 21701-4855
909 Rose Ave, Ste 640, Rockville, MD 20852
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Potomac 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