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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 26
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construction that applies to all revised articles of the Code and to avoid
confusion with the term "state", which is defined article-wide to mean a
state, possession, territory, commonwealth, or district of the United States.
See § 1-101 of this article.
5-102. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE OF TITLE.
(A) FINDINGS.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT:
(1) MANY OF THE SUBSTANCES LISTED IN THIS TITLE HAVE A USEFUL
AND LEGITIMATE MEDICAL PURPOSE AND ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE
HEALTH AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE; BUT
(2) THE ILLEGAL MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND
ADMINISTRATION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL
AND DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE HEALTH AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
(B) PURPOSE.
(1) THE PURPOSE OF THIS TITLE IS TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM LAW TO
CONTROL THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND ADMINISTRATION
OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND RELATED PARAPHERNALIA TO:
(I) ENSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR LEGITIMATE MEDICAL AND
SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES; BUT
(II) PREVENT THEIR ABUSE, WHICH RESULTS IN A SERIOUS
HEALTH PROBLEM TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND REPRESENTS A SERIOUS DANGER TO
THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
(2) THIS TITLE SHALL BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
PURPOSE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 276.
In the introductory language of subsection (a) of this section, the former
reference to "declar[ing]" is deleted as unnecessary in light of the reference
to "find[ing]".
In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former reference to how this title is
to be "interpreted" is deleted as unnecessary in light of the reference to
how it is to be "construed".
Defined terms: "Administer" § 5-101
"Controlled dangerous substance" § 5-101
"Distribute" § 5-101
"Manufacture" § 5-101
"Possess" § 5-101
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