Maryland Criminal Law Section 10-101

      (a)      In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Distribute" means to:

            (1)      give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue, or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue; or

            (2)      cause or hire a person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue.

      (c)      (1)      "Tobacco product" means a substance containing tobacco.

            (2)      "Tobacco product" includes cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, snuff, smokeless tobacco, and candy-like products that contain tobacco.

      (d)      "Venereal disease" includes gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, and any diseased condition of the human genitalia caused by, related to, or resulting from a venereal disease.