Marijuana & Money: A State by State Guide to pot laws, consumption, and costs.

Texas

Updated: 20 Apr 2010

Population: 24,304,290

GDP Per Capita: $38,044

Decriminalized: No

Medical Marijuana: No

Laws & Penalties

Possession:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)

-Maximum: $2,000 fine, 180 days

Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)

-Maximum: $4,000 fine, 1 year

Pending Legislation:
-House Bill 287, Marijuana Offense
Reduces penalty for possessing less than one gram from state jail felony to Class A misdemeanor; pending in House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

-House Bill 3680, Contributing to Delinquency of a Child
Creates an offense for causing a child to enter a place where drug is present; passed House in May 2009, pending in Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.

Enforcement Stats

Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 68,722

Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 1,493

Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 12,006

Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 70,215

Arrests Per Capita: 3 out of 1,000

DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 1,255,744.8 pounds

Related Links and Information

- Texas Group Wants to Legalize Marijuana As Medicine (NBCDFW)

- Million Dollar Marijuana Factories Disguised as Ordinary Austin Homes (KENS5)

- Tyler Man Gets 35 Years For Drug Possession (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Drug Enforcement Agency,FBI Uniform Crime Report (Arrest Appendix), State Attorney General offices; state crime statutes. (Date based on 2008 figures) Arrest statistics based on covered population in 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report not actual population as compiled by the US Census.

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