{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-484.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 484.004","heading":"AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.","body":"It is an affirmative defense to prosecution or liability under this chapter that:\n(1) the abusable synthetic substance was approved for use, sale, or distribution by the United States Food and Drug Administration or other state or federal regulatory agency with authority to approve the substance's use, sale, or distribution; and\n(2) the abusable synthetic substance was lawfully produced, distributed, sold, or offered for sale by the person who is the subject of the criminal or civil action.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 187 (S.B. 461), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 484. ABUSABLE SYNTHETIC SUBSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.484.htm#484.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"18e5df62b1ed261da6fb66f3b8e755683bfab1146ca88da04bdecb1b3ff054a2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-484.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-484.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}