- Timothy Rose
Texas Drug Possession Levels
Drug Charges
Delivery of Marijuana:
1/4 oz. or less & no remuneration (Class B)
1/4 oz. or less & remuneration (Class A)
> 1/4 oz to 5lbs. (State Jail)
>5lbs. to 50 lbs.(2nd degree)
>50 lbs. to 2,000 lbs. (1st degree)
>2,000 lbs. (life or 10-99 and up to $100,000)
Possession of Marijuana:
2 oz. or less (Class B)
>2 oz.-4oz. (Class A)
>4oz.-5 lbs. (State Jail)
>5lbs.-50 lbs. (3rd degree)
>50 lbs.-2,000 lbs. (2nd degree)
>2,000 lbs. (life or 5-99 and up to $50,000)
Possession of Controlled Substance
Penalty Group 1: Heroin, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, etc.
Possession:
<1g (State Jail)
1-<4g (3rd degree)
4-<200g (2nd degree)
200-<400g (1st degree)
400g+ (life or 10-99 + up to $100,000)
Manufacture/Delivery:
<1g (State Jail)
1-<4g (2nd degree)
4-<200g (1st degree)
200-<400g (life or 10-99 + up to $100,000)
400g+ (life or 15-99 + up to $250,000)
Penalty Group 1-A: LSD, etc.
Possession:
<20 units (State Jail)
20-79 units (3rd degree)
80-3,999 units (2nd degree)
4,000-7,999 units (1st degree)
8,000+ units (life or 15-99 + up to $250,000)
Manufacture /Delivery:
<20 units (State Jail)
20-79 units (2nd degree)
80-3,999 units (1st degree)
4,000+ units (life or 15-99 + up to $250,000)
Penalty Group 2: Ecstasy, etc.
Possession:
<1g (State Jail)
1-<4g (3rd degree)
4-<400g (2nd degree)
400g+ (life or 5-99 + up to $50,000)
Manufacture/Delivery:
<1g (State Jail)
1-<4g (3rd degree)
4-<400g (2nd degree)
400g+ (life or 5-99 + up to $50,000)
Penalty Group 3: Alprazolam, Clonazepam, etc.
and
Penalty Group 4: Codeine, etc.
Possession:
<28g (Class A)
28g-<200g (3rd degree)
200g-<400g (2nd degree)
400g+ (life or 5-99 + up to $50,000)
Manufacture/Delivery:
<28g (State Jail)
28g-<200g (2nd degree)
200g-<400g (1st degree)
400g+ (life or 10-99 + up to $100,000)