What are the Penalties for Marijuana Possession at Texas?On June 15, 2007 Governor Rick Perry signed to Texas law House Bill 2391. This legislation provides police officials discretion to detain a defendant - the present clinic - or to write citations for course A or B misdemeanors for ownership of 4 ounces. Or less of marijuana. This has generated some misconceptions regarding the penalties for possession of marijuana in TexasThis legislation didn't decriminalize or reduce the penalties for mar...