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Relating to the criminal penalties for the possession of certain tetrahydrocannabinols under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Decreasing the penalties for a criminal offense is expected to result in fewer demands on the correctional resources of the counties or of the State. The probable fiscal impact of implementing the bill is indeterminate due to the lack of information or data to distinguish possession of tetrahydrocannabinols cases from all other possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 2 cases. This information is necessary to determine the full extent of the fiscal implications associated with implementing the proposed penalty changes.
HB 2593 would place tetrahydrocannabinols other than marijuana and synthetic THC products into Penalty Group 2-B, a new controlled substance category. The criminal penalties by volume for possession of these substances would be reduced.
Texas Action supports HB 2593 because it would advance individual liberty and limited government. Existing law irrationally punishes possession of THC products more harshly than possession of marijuana. Texans should not face harsh criminal sentences for possessing THC. HB 2593 would reduce the unnecessarily severe criminal penalties to make them more proportional to the offense.
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