Delivery, Manufacture, Possession, Use

Michigan drug law penalties and punishment will depend on whether the offender was involved in trafficking (delivery), manufacturing or growing, possession or use. The quantity of drugs or marijuana found in someone's possession, scales and packaging material may lead the police to charge an offender with a the higher offense known as "possession with intent to deliver" which carries the same penalties as delivery. Our firm has had many charges amended to "possession" where the circumstances and facts do not support the more serious felony crime which contains the element of "intent to deliver".

The following is a partial list of common drug crimes in Macomb and Oakland County:

Delivery, Manufacture, Possession With Intent to Deliver Offenses, Maximum Penalties

• Less Than 50 grams of Cocaine:
• Any amount of ecstasy (MDMA) or methamphetamine
• LSD, peyote, mescaline:
• Marijuana 5-44 kilograms, 20-199 plants
• Marijuana under 5 kilograms, under 20 plants
• 20 years and/or fine $25,000.00
• 20 years and/or fine $25,000.00
• 7 years and/or fine $10,000.00
• 7 years and/or fine $500,000.00
• 4 years and/or fine $20,000.00

Possession Offenses, Maximum Penalties, Possible 7411

• Any amount of ecstasy (MDMA) or methamphetamine
• Less than 25 grams of cocaine
• LSD, peyote, mescaline
• Marijuana
• 10 years and/or fine $15,000.00
• 4 years and/or fine $25,000.00
• 1 year and/or fine $2,000.00
• 1 year and/or fine $2,000.00

Use Offenses, All Misdemeanors, Maximum Penalties, Possible 7411

• Use of cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), methamphetamine
• LSD, peyote, mescaline:
• Marijuana
• 1 year and/or fine $2,000.00
• 6 months and/or fine $500.00
• 90 days and/or fine $100.00

All offenses which can be punished by more than 1 year in jail are felonies!

For an extensive list of other drug crimes and penalties, click here.

Some of our success stories include unrelated clients charged in the 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores and the 41A District Court in Sterling Heights who were facing the felony charge of "possession with intent to deliver marijuana". The charges were eventually reduced to "possession" with a recommendation by the prosecuting attorney for 7411; ultimately resulting in dismissals.

Knowing the law is our job. We have defended clients charged with drug crimes in every district court in Macomb County.