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4800 Montgomery Lane, 7th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814-6354
110 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 160, Frederick, MD 21702
10905 Fort Washington Rd, Suite 103, Fort Washington, MD 20744
5407 Water Street, Suite 104, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
8957 A-Edmonston Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
301 S Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2328
17 West Jefferson Street, Suite 105, Rockville, MD 20850-4240
204 Washington Ave, Suite 300, La Plata, MD 20646
143 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
129 West Patrick Street, Suite 9, Frederick, MD 21701
6915 Laurel Bowie Road, Suite 206, Bowie, MD 20715
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137 National Harbor Plaza, Suite 300, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
200A Monroe Street, Suite 215, Rockville, MD 20850
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Suitland 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