2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 5 - CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, PRESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
Subtitle 6 - Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances and Paraphernalia
Section 5-614 - Importer of certain controlled dangerous substances.

§ 5-614. Importer of certain controlled dangerous substances.
 

(a)  Unlawful amounts.-  

(1) Unless authorized by law to possess the substance, a person may not bring into the State: 

(i) 45 kilograms or more of marijuana; 

(ii) 28 grams or more of cocaine; 

(iii) any mixture containing 28 grams or more of cocaine; 

(iv) 4 grams or more of morphine or opium or any derivative, salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of morphine or opium; 

(v) 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide; 

(vi) any mixture containing the equivalent of 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide; 

(vii) 28 grams or more of phencyclidine in liquid or powder form; 

(viii) 112 grams or more of any mixture containing phencyclidine; 

(ix) 1,000 dosage units or more of methaqualone; 

(x) 28 grams or more of methamphetamine; 

(xi) any mixture containing 28 grams or more of methamphetamine; or 

(xii) 4 grams or more of fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue. 

(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both. 

(b)  Unlawful amounts - Smaller amounts of marijuana.-  

(1) Unless authorized by law to possess the marijuana, a person may not bring into the State more than 5 kilograms but less than 45 kilograms of marijuana. 

(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 286A; 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2003, ch. 21, § 1.]