Maryland Criminal Law Section 5-609
§ 5-609.
  (a)   Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who violates a provision of §§ 5-602 through 5-606 of this subtitle with respect to any of the following controlled dangerous substances is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both:
    (1)   phencyclidine;
    (2)   1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) piperidine;
    (3)   1-phenylcyclohexylamine;
    (4)   1-piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile;
    (5)   N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine;
    (6)   1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine;
    (7)   1-(1-(2-thienyl)-cyclohexyl)-piperidine;
    (8)   lysergic acid diethylamide; or
    (9)   750 grams or more of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
  (b)   (1)   A person who is convicted under subsection (a) of this section or of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 10 years and is subject to a fine not exceeding $100,000 if the person previously has been convicted once:
      (i)   under subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
      (ii)   of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
      (iii)   of a crime under the laws of another state or the United States that would be a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle if committed in this State; or
      (iv)   of any combination of these crimes.
    (2)   The court may not suspend the mandatory minimum sentence to less than 10 years.
    (3)   Except as provided in § 4-305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.
    (4)   A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is not prohibited from participating in a drug treatment program under § 8-507 of the Health - General Article because of the length of the sentence.
  (c)   (1)   A person who is convicted under subsection (a) of this section or of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 25 years and is subject to a fine not exceeding $100,000 if the person previously:
      (i)   has served at least one term of confinement of at least 180 days in a correctional institution as a result of a conviction under subsection (a) of this section, § 5-608 of this subtitle, or § 5-614 of this subtitle; and
      (ii)   if the convictions do not arise from a single incident, has been convicted twice:
        1.   under subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
        2.   of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
        3.   of a crime under the laws of another state or the United States that would be a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle if committed in this State; or
        4.   of any combination of these crimes.
    (2)   The court may not suspend any part of the mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years.
    (3)   Except as provided in § 4-305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.
    (4)   A separate occasion is one in which the second or succeeding crime is committed after there has been a charging document filed for the preceding crime.
  (d)   (1)   A person who is convicted under subsection (a) of this section or of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 40 years and is subject to a fine not exceeding $100,000 if the person previously has served three separate terms of confinement as a result of three separate convictions:
      (i)   under subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
      (ii)   of conspiracy to commit a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle;
      (iii)   of a crime under the laws of another state or the United States that would be a crime included in subsection (a) of this section or § 5-608 of this subtitle if committed in this State; or
      (iv)   of any combination of these crimes.
    (2)   The court may not suspend any part of the mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years.
    (3)   Except as provided in § 4-305 of the Correctional Services Article, the person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.