The Maryland General Assembly on Monday night passed legislation to legalize the possession and distribution of heroin paraphernalia, including needles and syringes. The Senate vote was 28-19; the House tally was 95-38. The Senate tally would fall one short of ...

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The Maryland Senate split largely on party lines Wednesday in passing legislation legalizing the possession of heroin paraphernalia, including needles and syringes. Democratic sponsors of the Senate Bill 420 called the legislation necessary to protect the health and safety of ...

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Maryland’s Good Samaritan Law protects from drug possession prosecution not only those who request medical assistance for a suspected overdose but also those for whom help is sought, the state’s second-highest court ruled Wednesday in overturning two heroin convictions. The ...

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The Court of Special Appeals on Friday reversed an involuntary manslaughter conviction for a man who sold heroin to a friend who later overdosed, finding there was no evidence that the man knew the drugs were unusually dangerous. Nathan Johnson ...

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Selling heroin to someone who later overdoses can rise to the level of manslaughter under certain circumstances, the state’s high court ruled Monday in a case watched by prosecutors around Maryland. The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, reinstated the ...

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A drug-sniffing dog’s failure to give a definitive alert to Ocean City police forms the basis of a convicted would-be heroin dealer’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. In his bid for high court review, Ryan Steck claims officers in ...

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A Maryland man has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for selling heroin in West Virginia.

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A Baltimore woman whose baby was likely born addicted to heroin and survived only nine days will serve 30 years in prison.

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Federal prosecutors say five men have been convicted in a heroin trafficking ring that was protected by a corrupt Baltimore police officer. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that the five men were convicted last week of ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan called on state’s attorneys from around Maryland to ramp up their prosecution of heroin dealers as part of a growing effort to address the heroin and opiate crisis. Hogan, appearing in St. Mary’s County for the announcement ...

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