Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 5-617: (a) A person may not distribute, attempt to distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a noncontrolled substance: - 179 - (1) that the person represents as a controlled dangerous substance; (2) that the person intends for use or distribution as a controlled dangerous substance; or (3) under ci

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a felony by distributing or possessing with intent to distribute a noncontrolled substance while representing it as, intending it for use as, or knowingly allowing it to be used as a controlled dangerous substance.

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