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145 West Ostend Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21230
502 Baltimore Avenue, First Floor, Towson, MD 21204
217 North Charles Street, Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
217 North Charles Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
34 S Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014
112 W Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 101, Bel Air, MD 21014
224 E Braodway, Bel Air, MD 21014
10400 Stevenson Rd, Suite 201, Stevenson, MD 21153
433 E Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21202
2860 Quarry Lake Dr, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21209
1001 Fleet St, 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3133
111 S Calvert St, 27th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-3268
1201 Wills St, Suite 330, Baltimore, MD 21231
230 Schilling Circle, Suite 234, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
8115 Maple Lawn Blvd., Suite 350, Fulton, MD 20759
210 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204
1116 West Street, Suite C, Annapolis, MD 21401
201 N Charles St, Ste 1900, Baltimore, MD 21201
606 Baltimore Ave, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21204
16 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
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400 Redland Court, Suite 204, Owings Mills, MD 21117
85 Main St, Suite 5A, Reisterstown, MD 21136
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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