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Drug convictions in Texas made up 47% of its total criminal convictions in 2001. This is above the national average of 41.2%. Powdered cocaine was involved with 16% of these drug convictions, 9.4% involved crack cocaine, 2.1% involved heroin, 63.7% involved marijuana, 7.1% involved methamphetamines, and 1.7% involved other drugs.
Of the 47% of drug convictions in Texas, 47.3% was due to drug trafficking as the primary offense, 0.3% was due to facilitating as a primary conviction, 1.2% was due to simple possession as the primary offense. Of those convicted for drug trafficking in Texas, 98.1% plead, leaving 1.9% to go to trial. Of those convicted for facilitating, 100% plead. Of those convicted for simple possession in Texas, 100% plead. 95.2% of those convicted for drug trafficking as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 72.7 weeks. 93.9% convicted for facilitating as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 47.8 weeks. 61% of those convicted for possession as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 15.7 weeks.
