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Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 5-402

Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Schedule I consists of each:

(1) controlled dangerous substance analogue, as defined in subsection (b) of this section;

(2) controlled dangerous substance added to Schedule I by the Department under § 5-202(b) of this title; and

(3) controlled dangerous substance designated as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under § 5-202(f) of this title.

(b)(1) In this subsection:

(i) “controlled dangerous substance analogue” means a substance:

1. that has a chemical structure substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled dangerous substance described in Schedule I or Schedule II; and

2. that has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled dangerous substance described in Schedule I or Schedule II; but

(ii) “controlled dangerous substance analogue” does not include:

1. a controlled dangerous substance;

2. a substance for which there is an approved new drug application; or

3. a substance exempted for investigational use under § 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 1

(2) To the extent intended for human consumption, each controlled dangerous substance analogue is a substance described in Schedule I.

(c) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule I under § 5-202 of this title unless the Department finds:

(1) a high potential for abuse of the substance;

(2) no accepted medical use in the United States for the substance; and

(3) a lack of accepted safety for use of the substance under medical supervision.

1 June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, codified at 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
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