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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="5-602" title_number="5" title_name="Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances and Paraphernalia">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>possess a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis in sufficient quantity reasonably to indicate under all circumstances an intent to distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not possess cannabis in sufficient quantity reasonably to indicate under all circumstances an intent to distribute or dispense cannabis.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Possession of the civil use amount of cannabis or the personal use amount of cannabis without other evidence of an intent to distribute or dispense does not constitute a violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In this subsection, “adult sharing” means transferring cannabis between persons who are 21 years of age or older without remuneration.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Adult sharing” does not include instances in which:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>cannabis is given away contemporaneously with another reciprocal transaction between the same parties;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a gift of cannabis is offered or advertised in conjunction with an offer for the sale of goods or services; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a gift of cannabis is contingent on a separate reciprocal transaction for goods or services.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This section does not prohibit, and no civil or criminal penalty may be imposed for, adult sharing of the personal use amount of cannabis.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
