Maryland Health - General Section 21-102
§ 21-102.
  (a)   The provisions of this title that relate to the sale of a consumer commodity also apply to:
    (1)   Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale;
    (2)   Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and
    (3)   Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.
  (b)   If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account:
    (1)   The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and
    (2)   The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance.