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(a) The director may authorize the possession, distribution, planting, and cultivation of controlled substances by a person engaged in research, training animals to detect controlled substances, or designing or calibrating devices to detect controlled substances.
(a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally possesses a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, unless the person obtained the substance directly from or under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of professional practice.
This article discusses only the illegal possession of controlled substances in Texas. Illegally making, selling, or possessing drugs with intent to sell carry different penalties in Texas. A separate article addresses Texas's marijuana possession and sale laws.
prescribe controlled substances. (24)AA"Lawful possession" means the possession of a controlled substance that has been obtained in accordance with state or federal law. (25)AA"Manufacture" means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or processing of a controlled substance other than marihuana, directly or indirectly
Under Chapter 481 of the Texas Health and Safety Code – also known as the Texas Controlled Substances Act – an individual can be charged with possession of a controlled substance if he or she knowingly or intentionally possess any of the substances listed in the penalty groups without a valid prescription from a doctor, including drugs ...
(a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally possesses a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, unless the person obtained the substance directly from or under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of professional practice.
OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1 OR 1-B. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally possesses a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, unless the person obtained the substance directly from or under a valid prescription or order of a ...
Texas Statutes Title 6, Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances; Subtitle C, Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes; Chapter 481, Texas Controlled Substances Act. Refreshed: 2023-07-23.
(5) "Controlled substance" means a substance, including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilutant, listed in Schedules I through V or Penalty Groups 1, 1-A, or 2 through 4. The term includes the aggregate weight of any mixture, solution, or other substance containing a controlled substance.
Texas law categorizes controlled substances into six penalty groups, with Penalty Groups 1, 1-A, 2, and 2-A carrying the most severe punishments. The penalties depend on the substance’s danger level and the quantity possessed.