§ 5-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-101
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 277; MD CODE Art. 27, § 287
§ 5-101. Definitions
(b) “Administer” means to introduce a substance into the system of a human or animal by injection, inhalation, ingestion, application to the skin, or any combination of those methods or by any other means.
(c)(1) “Agent” means an employee or other authorized person who acts for or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or authorized provider.
(d)(1) “Authorized provider” means:
(e)(1) “Cannabimimetic agents” means substances that are cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1 receptor) agonists as demonstrated by binding studies and functional assays within one of the following structural classes:
(e-1)(1) “Cannabis” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration greater than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
(e-2) “Civil use amount” means:
(f)(1) “Coca leaf” includes a leaf containing cocaine, the optical and geometric isomers of cocaine, and any compound, manufactured substance, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of a coca leaf.
(g)(1) “Controlled dangerous substance” means:
(h) “Controlled paraphernalia” means:
(i) “Deliver” means to make an actual, constructive, or attempted transfer or exchange from one person to another whether or not remuneration is paid or an agency relationship exists.
(k) “Depressant or stimulant drug” means a drug that contains any quantity of a substance that the Attorney General of the United States by regulation designates as having a potential for abuse because of:
(l)(1) “Dispense” means to deliver to the ultimate user or the human research subject by or in accordance with the lawful order of an authorized provider.
(m) “Distribute” means, with respect to a controlled dangerous substance, to deliver other than by dispensing.
(n)(1) “Drug” means:
(o) “Drug dependent person” means a person who:
(p)(1) “Drug paraphernalia” means equipment, a product, or material that is used, intended for use, or designed for use, in:
(p-1) “Electronic prescription” means a prescription that:
(q)(1) “Manufacture”, with respect to a controlled dangerous substance, means to produce, prepare, propagate, compound, convert, or process a controlled dangerous substance:
(r)(1) “Narcotic drug” means a substance:
(s) “Noncontrolled substance” means a substance that is not classified as a controlled dangerous substance under Subtitle 4 of this title.
(t)(1) “Opiate” means a substance that has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining quality similar to morphine or that can be converted into a drug that has this addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining quality.
(u) “Personal use amount” means:
(v) “Possess” means to exercise actual or constructive dominion or control over a thing by one or more persons.
(w)(1) “Prescription drug” means a drug that:
(x) “Produce”, with respect to a controlled dangerous substance, includes to manufacture, plant, cultivate, grow, and harvest.
(y) “Registrant” means a person who is registered by the Department to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance in the State.
(z) “Schedule I” means the controlled dangerous substances described in § 5-402 of this title.
(aa) “Schedule II” means the controlled dangerous substances described in § 5-403 of this title.
(bb) “Schedule III” means the controlled dangerous substances described in § 5-404 of this title.
(cc) “Schedule IV” means the controlled dangerous substances described in § 5-405 of this title.
(dd) “Schedule V” means the controlled dangerous substances described in § 5-406 of this title.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 39, §§ 1, 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2008, c. 697, § 1, eff. May 22, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 442, §§ 1, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2015, c. 456, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2018, c. 145, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 23, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 24, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 228, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 229, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2020, c. 230, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 26, §§ 3, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023; Acts 2022, c. 26, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2022, c. 285, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 286, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 277, 287.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-101, MD CRIM LAW § 5-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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