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§ 5-401. In general

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: April 12, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Schedules
Effective: April 12, 2011
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-401
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 277
§ 5-401. In general
Currentness
Names of controlled dangerous substances
(a) The substances included in the schedules in this subtitle are controlled dangerous substances whether designated by official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name.
Depressant or stimulant drug--Construction
(b) For purposes of this subtitle, a drug is a depressant or stimulant drug if:
(1) it is lysergic acid diethylamide; or
(2) it contains any quantity of:
(i) barbituric acid or a salt of barbituric acid;
(ii) a derivative of barbituric acid that is designated as habit forming under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(iii) amphetamine or its optical isomers;
(iv) a salt of amphetamine or a salt of an optical isomer of amphetamine;
(v) a substance that the Attorney General of the United States designates as habit-forming because of its stimulant effect on the central nervous system; or
(vi) a substance that the Attorney General of the United States designates as having a potential for abuse because of:
1. a depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system; or
2. a hallucinogenic effect.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 65, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011.
Formerly Art. 27, § 277.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-401, MD CRIM LAW § 5-401
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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