(1) Except as authorized by this article, a person shall not manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a prescription form, an official prescription form, or a counterfeit prescription form. A practitioner licensed by the administrator under this article shall not dispense, prescribe, or administer a controlled substance for other than legitimate and professionally recognized therapeutic or scientific purposes or outside the scope of practice of the practitioner, licensee, or applicant.

(2) A person who violates this section as to:
(a)A controlled substance classified in schedule 1 or 2 which is either a narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a) and:
(i) Which is in an amount of 650 grams or more of any mixture containing that substance is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years but not less than 20 years.
(ii) Which is in an amount of 225 grams or more, but less than 650 grams, of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 20 years nor more than 30 years.
(iii) Which is in an amount of 50 grams or more, but less than 225 grams, of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years.
(iv) Which is in an amount less than 50 grams, of any mixture containing that substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 1 year nor more than 20 years, and may be fined not more than $25,000, or placed on probation for life.
(b) Any other controlled substance classified in schedule 1, 2, or 3, except marihuana, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 7 years, or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
(c) A substance classified in schedule 4, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(d) Marihuana or a mixture containing marihuana, is guilty of a felony punishable as follows:
(i) If the amount of 45 kilograms or more, or 200 plants or more, by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000,000.00, or both.
(ii) If the amount is 5 kilograms or more but less than 45 kilograms, or 20 plants or more but fewer than 200 plants, by imprisonment for not more than 7 years or a fine of not more than $500,000.00, or both.
(iii) If the amount is less than 5 kilograms or fewer than 20 plants, by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(e) A substance classified in schedule 5, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(f) An official prescription form or a counterfeit official prescription form, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $25,000, or both.
(g) A prescription form or a counterfeit prescription form other than an official prescription form or a counterfeit official prescription form, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 7 years or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.

(3) A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to subsection (2)(a) or section 7403(2)(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) shall be imposed to run consecutively with any term of imprisonment imposed for the commission of another felony. An individual subject to a mandatory term of imprisonment under subsection (2)(a) or section 7403(2)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) shall not be eligible for probation, suspension of that sentence, or parole during that mandatory term, except and only to the extent that those provisions permit probation for life, and shall not receive a reduction in that mandatory term of imprisonment by disciplinary credits or any other type of sentence credit reduction.

(4) The court may depart from the minimum term of imprisonment authorized under subsection (2)(a)(ii), (iii), or (iv) if the court finds on the record that there are substantial and compelling reasons to do so. In addition, if any of the following apply, the court may depart from the minimum term of imprisonment authorized under subsection (2)(1)(ii),(iii), or (iv) if the individual has not previously been convicted of a felony or an assaultive crime and has not been convicted of another felony or assaultive crime arising from the same transaction as the violation of this section:
(a) The person is within the jurisdiction of the circuit court under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.606 or section 4 of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.4.
(b) The person is being sentenced under section 18(1)(n) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18.

(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Assaultive crime" means a violation of chapter XI of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81 to 750.90.
"Plant" means a marihuana plant that has produced cotyledons or a cutting of a marihuana plant that has produced cotyledons.

Controlled Substances, Possession-MCL 333.7403 :

(1) A person shall not knowingly or intentionally possess a controlled substance or an official prescription form or a prescription form unless the controlled substance, official prescription form, or prescription form was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this article.

(2) A person who violates this section as to:
(a) A controlled substance classified in schedule 1 or 2 which is either a narcotic drug or described in section 7214(a)(iv), and:
(i) Which is in an amount of 650 grams or more of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph. A person convicted of violating this subparagraph may be punished as provided by law by imposing a sentence of imprisonment for any term of years but not less than 25 years if any of the following apply:
(A) The person is within the jurisdiction of the circuit court or recorder's court of the city of Detroit under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 23l6 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.606 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, section 4 of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.4 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or section 10a(1)(c) of Act No. 369 of the Public Acts of 1919, being section 725.10a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(B) The person is being sentenced under section 18(1)(n) of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.18 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(ii) Which is in an amount of 225 grams or more, but less than 650 grams, of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 20 years nor more than 30 years.
(iii) Which is in an amount of 50 grams or more, but less than 225 grams, of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years.
(iv) Which is in an amount of 25 grams or more, but less than 50 grams of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less than 1 year and not more than 4 years, and may be fined not more than $25,000 or placed on probation for life.
(v) Which is in an amount less than 25 grams of any mixture containing that controlled substance is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $25,000, or both.
(b) A controlled substance classified in schedule 1, 2, 3, or 4, except a controlled substance classified in schedule 1 for which a penalty is prescribed in subdivision (a), (c), or (d), or a controlled substance analogue is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(c) Lysergic acid diethylamide, peyote, mescaline, dimethyltryptamine, psilocin, psilocybin, or a controlled substance classified in schedule 5, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(d) Marihuana, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(e) An official prescription form, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000, or both.
(f) A prescription form other than an official prescription form, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

(3) The court may depart from the minimum term of imprisonment authorized under subsection (2)(ii), (iii), or (iv) if the court finds on the record that there are substantial and compelling reasons to do so. In addition, if any of the following apply, the court may depart from the minimum term of imprisonment authorized under subsection (2)(a)(ii),(iii), or (iv) if the individual has not previously been convicted of a felony or an assaultive crime and has not been convicted of another felony or assaultive crime arising from the same transaction as the violation of this section:
(a) The person is within the jurisdiction of the circuit court or recorder's court of the city of Detroit under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.606 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, section 4 of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.4 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or section 10a(1)(c) of Act No. 369 of the Public Acts of 1919, being section 725.10a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) The person is being sentenced under section 18(1)(n) of chapter XIIA of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 712A.18 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(4) As used in subsection (3), "assaultive crime" means a violation of chapter XI of the Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.81 to 750.90 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.