You notice your friend struggling with back pain—just like you did last month. Your first instinct might be to offer them some of your leftover prescription painkillers. While sharing medication may seem like a kind gesture, this action can carry serious legal...
A drug charge can seriously affect your life. It's crucial to avoid drug-related activities altogether. However, if you find yourself in such a situation, certain actions can lead to more severe penalties. Here are example of cases that increase drug charge...
The concept of automatic leniency for first-time drug offenders is more myth than reality. While a clean record can be advantageous, it rarely diminishes the gravity of drug charges. First-time offenders may have options, but courts do not always offer them. It is...
Facing a drug charge is a situation that can be both frightening and overwhelming. The laws surrounding controlled dangerous substances in the state can be complex and confusing, leaving you wondering what's next and how to get through the legal system. However, you...
Xylazine is a sedative meant for animals. While not intended for consumption by humans, it hasn't stopped xylazine from becoming a drug that produces sedative-like effects. Sometimes referred to as tranq, this drug can affect the lives of Maryland residents using it....
Throughout the year, countless people face drug charges in Maryland and other states. A recent report shows that around the country, close to 30,000 people might be wrongfully arrested and put in jail because of unreliable roadside field tests for drugs. How roadside...
Cocaine is a Schedule II controlled substance in Maryland, which means lawmakers believe the drug is highly addictive but has some medical uses. Possessing, distributing or trafficking Schedule II controlled substances is punished harshly in the Old Line State, and...
Prescription drugs can have some of the same effects as illicit drugs, which is why Maryland regulates prescription medications. If law enforcement catches someone without a valid prescription possessing controlled medications, the person with the drugs can face...
The laws of Maryland and the federal government recognize no acceptable reason for you to possess heroin. The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies this narcotic as a Schedule I substance highly prone to abuse and lacking medicinal value. This designation...
Maryland has joined other states in reducing the criminal penalties for marijuana and allowing its recreational use. The legislature, at the very end of its session in April, also passed a bill that would likely reduce prosecutions for drug charges by prohibiting...