Texas

Mandatory Minimum Sentence
Drugged Driving

Laws, Limits and Penalties

OffensePenaltyIncarceration  Max. Fine  

Possession

2 oz or lessMisdemeanor180 days$ 2,000
2 - 4 ozMisdemeanor1 year$ 4,000
4 oz to 5 lbsFelony180 days* - 2 years$ 10,000
5 - 50 lbsFelony2* - 10 years$ 10,000
50 - 2000 lbsFelony2* - 20 years$ 10,000
More than 2000 lbsFelony5* - 99 years$ 50,000
* Mandatory minimum sentence

Sale

7 g or less for no remunerationMisdemeanor180 days$ 2,000
7 g or lessMisdemeanor1 year$ 4,000
7 g to 5 lbsFelony180 days* - 2 years$ 10,000
5 - 50 lbsFelony2* - 20 years$ 10,000
50 - 2000 lbsFelony5* - 99 years$ 10,000
More than 2000 lbsFelony10* - 99 years$ 100,000
To a minorFelony2* - 20 years$ 10,000
* Mandatory minimum sentence

Cultivation

See Possession section for penalty details.

Hash & Concentrates

Possession of less than 1 gFelony180 days - 2 years$ 10,000
Possession of 1 - 4 gFelony2 - 10 years$ 10,000
Possession of 4 - 400 gFelony2 - 20 years$ 10,000
Possession of more than 400 gFelony10 years - life$ 50,000
Manufacture or delivery of less than 1 gFelony180 days - 2 years$ 10,000
Manufacture or delivery of 1 - 4 gFelony2 - 20 years$ 10,000
Manufacture or delivery of 4 - 400 gFelony5 - 99 years$ 10,000
Manufacture or delivery of more than 400 gFelony10 years - life$ 10,000

Paraphernalia

Possession of paraphernaliaMisdemeanorN/A$ 500
Sale of paraphernalia (first offense)Misdemeanor1 year$ 4,000
Sale of paraphernalia (subsequent offense)Felony90 days* - 1 year$ 4,000
To a minorFelony180 days* - 2 years$ 10,000
* Mandatory minimum sentence

Miscellaneous

Falsifying a drug testMisdemeanor180 days$ 2,000
A person's driver's license is automatically suspended on final conviction of a drug offense.

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