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• Traffic stopsGetting pulled over, documents, searches, and what happens roadside.→
• Being stoppedOn foot, on the street, and what you owe an officer who stops you.→
• Marijuana and drugsWhat the state legalized, what it did not, and where state and federal law disagree.→
• Impaired drivingImpaired driving stops, field tests, breath and blood tests, and implied consent.→
• Court and moneyDebt, eviction, small claims, records and school attendance. The side of the system with no officer in it.→
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• Charges and penaltiesHow offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.→
• How you carry yourselfSilence, counsel, complying now and contesting later.→

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“Is weed legal in Texas now?”

Marijuana And Drugs

Texas's controlled substances act makes it an offense to knowingly or intentionally possess a usable quantity of marihuana. Marihuana is the plant Cannabis sativa L., its seeds and preparations of them, but the term does not include hemp as the Agriculture Code defines it, and a controlled substance does not include the tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.

• §Health & Safety 481.121
• §Health & Safety 481.002

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About this guide — education built from the Texas codes as the Legislature publishes them, not a law degree in a webpage. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Texas attorney or a legal aid office. Current as of September 2026.

This guide covers common situations in real Texas encounters. Not the whole legal code, not a replacement for a lawyer.