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7315 Hanover Pkwy, Ste D, Greenbelt, MD 20770
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 505, Silver Spring, MD 20910
401 East Jefferson Street, # 201B, Rockville, MD 20850
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Riverdale, MD
3060 Mitchellville Road, Suite 216, Bowie, MD 20716
1 Research Court, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20850
4515 WIllard Avenue, Suite 1412, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
PO Box 2838, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
12505 Park Potomac Ave, 6th FL, Potomac, MD 20854
1036 St. Nicholas Drive, Suite 201, Waldorf, MD 20603
204 Monroe Street, #109, Rockville, MD 20850
108 Byte Dr, Suite 102-A, Frederick, MD 21702
51 Monroe St, Suite 803, Rockville, MD 20850
475 Main Street, PO Box 840, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
6710A Rockledge Drive, Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20817
600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 201, Rockville, MD 20852
6801 Kenilworth Avenue, Suite 202, Riverdale, MD 20737
7495 New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
One Church Street, Suite 800, Rockville, MD 20850
21 Church Street, Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20850
8808 Old Branch Avenue, Clinton, MD 20735
8400 Corporate Dr, Suite 230, Landover, MD 20785
9101 Cherry Lane, Suite 207, Laurel, MD 20708
116 La Grange Ave, La Plata, MD 20646
3475 Leonardtown Road, Suite 200, Waldorf, MD 20601-3678
2905-A Old Largo Road, PO Box 1658, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Riverdale 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