Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10–102

(a) This section does not apply to:

(1) a government unit;

(2) a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health;

(3) a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or

(4) a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.

(b) A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:

(1) a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or

(2) a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.