{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–402","heading":"","body":"(a) Schedule I consists of each:\n(1) controlled dangerous substance analogue, as defined in subsection (b) of this section;\n(2) controlled dangerous substance added to Schedule I by the Department under § 5–202(b) of this title; and\n(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.\n(b) (1) In this subsection:\n(i) “controlled dangerous substance analogue” means a substance:\n1. that has a chemical structure substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled dangerous substance described in Schedule I or Schedule II; and\n2. 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\n(ii) “controlled dangerous substance analogue” does not include:\n1. a controlled dangerous substance;\n2. a substance for which there is an approved new drug application; or\n3. a substance exempted for investigational use under § 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.\n(2) To the extent intended for human consumption, each controlled dangerous substance analogue is a substance described in Schedule I.\n(c) The Department may not add a substance to Schedule I under § 5–202 of this title unless the Department finds:\n(1) a high potential for abuse of the substance;\n(2) no accepted medical use in the United States for the substance; and\n(3) a lack of accepted safety for use of the substance under medical supervision.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"ee03f8f3f3ba35b6dc0d5d4afb01fa9aa8cc5a1d0a5fe84e1a54e5478753acb7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-401","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}