Almost all crimes relating to controlled substances under the Indiana Code are classified as felony offenses. By Local Court Rules, all prosecutions of felony drug offenses in Clark County are filed by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Clark Superior Court #2, Judge Cecile A. Blau presiding. Misdemeanor drug offenses may be filed in the Clark Superior Court #3 or any of the City and Town Courts. Misdemeanor drug offenses include Possession of Marijuana (IC 35-48-4-11), Dealing in Marijuana (IC 35-48-4-10), Glue Sniffing (IC 35-46-6-2), Reckless Possession of Paraphernalia (IC 35-48-4-8.3), Visiting a Common Nuisance (IC 35-48-4-13), Possession of a Substance Represented to be a Controlled Substance (IC 35-48-4-4.5), and Distributing Nitrous Oxide (IC 35-46-6-3).

For the first time in recent memory, 1998 and 1999 showed a small decline in the number of drug cases filed and prosecuted by the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney:

1999	Clark Superior Court #2		All other Clark County Courts
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE	POSSESSION	DEALING	POSSESSION	DEALING
Cocaine / Crack	66	21	00	00
Marijuana	74	16	254	00
Methamphetamine	06	00	00	00
MDMA Ecstacy	01	00	00	00
Heroin	03	00	00	00
Hydrocodone	01	00	00	00
Diazepam	05	00	00	00
Aprazolam	07	00	00	00
LSD	02	01	00	00
Others	02	00	00	00
Violation of Legend Drug Act	29		00
Maintain Common Nuisance	10		02
Visiting Common Nuisance	08		23
Trafficking with an Inmate	02		00
Possession of Paraphernalia	30		39