Texas | Growing Marijuana

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The fact that some states allow you to grow, purchase, and possess this drug makes it hard for some people to know what is allowed and what they will get in trouble for. But when it comes to the state of Texas, growing marijuana is illegal and could have some big penalties that come with it. If you are caught growing marijuana in the state of Texas, make sure that you get the right criminal defense lawyer on your side as soon as possible.

Any act of growing this drug, whether you just have one plant or a whole factory of them, is illegal in the state of Texas. This could result in some heavy penalties and the type of class felony you face, and all of them are considered felonies, will vary. This is why it is so important to get the help that you need from a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible. This ensures that you are given the proper treatment from the beginning and can even reduce some of the charges.

Penalties for Growing Marijuana

In Texas, as well as most other states in this country, the penalties for growing this drug are going to vary depending on how many times you have been caught doing this process as well as how many plants are being grown in the area. In addition, if you are growing the plants in an area that is a drug free zone, such as within 1000 feet of drug treatment facilities, schools and youth centers, the penalties are going to be much worse, even if you just grow a few plants. So let’s look at some of the penalties that are available.

Growing 1 to 4 plants—if you are convicted, you will have a Class 1 felony. You could spend more than three years in prison and your fine could be a maximum of $10,000.

Growing 5 to 20 plants—this is a Class H felony if you are convicted with this many plants. This could put you in prison for six years and cost you $10,000.

Growing 21 to 50 plants—this one is considered a Class G felony. If convicted, you could spend more than 10 years in prison and have a fine of $25,000

Growing 51 to 200 plants—this many plants will get you a class F felony. If convicted, you will spend 12 years in prison and have a fine of $25000.

Growing more than 200 plants—this will be considered a Class E felony and you could spend 15 years in prison and be fined $25,000.

Drug free zones—if you grow the plants near jails, housing projects, pools, parks, youth centers, or schools, you will spend an extra 5 years in jail on top of your original penalty.

As you can see, growing any amount of marijuana in the state of Texas can be a huge offense. You need to make sure that you are finding a good criminal defense team who is willing to work with you from the beginning to come up with a good defense. The courts are not going to look highly on this kind of offense, especially if you were growing in an area that is considered drug free. A good criminal defense lawyer will be able to look at your case and determine which outcomes are the best or even get the kind of felony reduced to something that is more manageable. Never try to defend yourself in these cases, contact a criminal defense lawyer to give you the help that you need.  

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