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110 Painters Mill Road, Suite 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3902
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791 Aquahart Rd Ste 118, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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233 E Redwood St, Suite 1000C, Baltimore, MD 21202
400 E Pratt St, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
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300 East Joppa Rd, Suite 305, Towson, MD 21286-3004
6100 Day Long Lane, Suite 100, Clarksville, MD 21029
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100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1487
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10450 Shaker Dr, Ste 111, Columbia, MD 21046
1435 Sulphur Spring Rd, Suite A, Halethorpe, MD 21227
339 East 25th St, Baltimore, MD 21218
200 East Lexington Street, Suite 1414, Court Square Building, Baltimore, MD 21202-3543
300 E. Lombard Street, Suite 840, Baltimore, MD 21202
532 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202
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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