| TO: | Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB108 by Brown (Relating to the addition of a synthetic derivative of marihuana to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code by adding the synthetic derivative of marihuana 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole (also known as JWH-018) in any quantity, its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.
This analysis assumes the Department of Public Safety could implement the provisions of the bill within existing appropriations. The Department of State Health Services anticipates no fiscal impact from the bill.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, GG, LM, ADM
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