On May 1, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court lifted the injunction that had blocked the Department of State Health Services from enforcing its classification of Delta-8 THC as a Schedule I controlled substance. Headlines declared Delta-8 effectively banned. The hemp industry reacted immediately. So did the confusion. The ruling is significant. But what it actually […]
Category Archives: Drug Crimes
In any Texas drug case (whether arising from a probation drug test, a workplace test, or a drug possession arrest) understanding the difference between a screening test and a confirmatory test is foundational. These are not two names for the same thing. They are two different analytical processes with different purposes, different reliability characteristics, different […]
you were stopped on I-35 in North or Central Texas and found yourself facing drug charges, you were not the victim of random bad luck. You were the target of a structured enforcement operation that has been running on this highway for decades. Understanding how that operation works is the starting point for understanding how […]
The THC vape cartridge in your carry-on bag just cost you a felony charge. That sentence captures what tens of thousands of travelers who pass through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport every year do not know until it is too late. A THC vape cartridge that is entirely legal where you purchased it, that you have […]
Texas has not legalized marijuana. It has not decriminalized it. But since 2019, prosecuting a marijuana case in Texas has become scientifically more complicated than it used to be and understanding why is essential for anyone arrested with cannabis in this state. The short version: marijuana and hemp are the same plant. The legal distinction […]
You were not near a school. You were not selling drugs to children. You may not have even known there was a school or playground anywhere near you. But if Texas Health and Safety Code §481.134 applies to your drug charge, your sentence could be dramatically higher than what the underlying offense would have carried […]
On March 26, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1020 into law, making Colorado the first state in the nation to prohibit arrests based solely on the results of colorimetric field drug tests. The bill passed both chambers of the Colorado legislature without a single dissenting vote. Texas has no equivalent law. Field […]
In January 2026, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Office of Inspector General launched a sting operation at the Mark W. Michael Unit in Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, after learning that drones were being used to drop large bundles of contraband over the prison walls. When the operation concluded, investigators had seized more […]
On March 26, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1020 into law, making Colorado the first state in the nation to prohibit arrests based solely on the results of colorimetric field drug tests. The bill passed both chambers of the Colorado legislature without a single dissenting vote. Texas has no equivalent law. Field […]
On April 8, 2026, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Jasveen Sangha (the Los Angeles drug dealer federal prosecutors called the “Ketamine Queen”) to 15 years in federal prison for distributing the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry in October 2023. The sentence was the harshest imposed on any of the five defendants in […]