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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 676

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

286.

(a)  Except as authorized by this subheading, it is unlawful
for any person:

(1)  To manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or to
possess a controlled dangerous substance in sufficient quantity
to reasonably indicate under all circumstances an intent to
manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled dangerous
substance;

(2)  To create, distribute, or possess with intent to
distribute, a counterfeit controlled dangerous substance;

(3)  To manufacture, distribute, or possess any punch,
die, plate, stone, or any other equipment which is designed to
print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other
identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness
of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling
thereof so as to render the drug a counterfeit controlled
dangerous substance;

(4)  To manufacture, distribute or possess any
machine, equipment, instrument, implement, device or combination
thereof which is adopted for the production of controlled
dangerous substances under circumstances which reasonably
indicate an intention to use such item or combination thereof to
produce, sell, or dispense any controlled dangerous substance in
violation of the provisions of this subheading;

(5)  To keep or maintain any common nuisance which
means any dwelling house, apartment, building, vehicle, vessel,
aircraft, or any place whatever which is resorted to by drug
abusers for purposes of illegally administering controlled
dangerous substances or which is used for the illegal
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, storage or concealment of
controlled dangerous substances or controlled paraphernalia, as
defined in subsection (d) of § 287 of this subheading.

(b)  Any person who violates any of the provisions of
subsection (a) with respect to:

(1) A substance classified in Schedules I or II which
is a narcotic drug is guilty of a felony and is subject to
imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or a fine of not more
than $25,000, or both. Any person who has previously been
convicted under this paragraph shall be sentenced to imprisonment
for not less than 10 years. [Neither the sentence nor any part
of it may be suspended, and the person shall not be eligible for
parole except in accordance with Article 31B, § 11] THE PRISON