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Texas

Texas’s Compassionate Use Program requires an approved physician’s prescription recorded in CURT. HB 46 expanded the program effective September 1, 2025.

Medical program rules reviewed

Sources reviewed September 30, 2026. Coverage: Compassionate Use Program access, not all legal questions.

Patient residencePermanent Texas residence requiredOfficial source

Prescription and dispensingApproved qualified physician enters the prescription in CURT; fill through a licensed dispensing organizationOfficial source

Out-of-state prescriptionCannot be filled under the Texas programOfficial source

Patient home growingNot permitted; patients obtain program products from licensed dispensing organizationsOfficial source

2025 program expansionHB 46 effective September 1, 2025; expanded conditions, dosage forms, and licensingOfficial source

Details worth checking

Do not assume that older descriptions of qualifying conditions or product limits reflect the HB 46 expansion. This review does not publish a THC or quantity limit.
The statutory target of 15 licenses is distinct from the number of organizations currently operating. This program summary does not establish general adult-use permission.

Official sources

Regulators & contacts

Agency information checked September 30, 2026.

Texas Department of Public Safety — Compassionate Use Program (CUP)

Administers the medical Compassionate Use Program, dispensing organization licenses, and the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT). Patient authorization follows the registered physician’s prescription; Texas does not use a separate patient card application.

Texas Department of Public Safety — Compassionate Use Program (CUP) — official information and contact routes

Texas Department of State Health Services — Consumable Hemp Program

Handles consumable hemp manufacturing and retail licensing and product requirements. This program is separate from medical cannabis under CUP.

Texas Department of State Health Services — Consumable Hemp Program — official information and contact routes

Cardcierge

Medical cannabis card information, registration, published fees, and evaluation providers for Texas.

View medical card information

General information, not legal advice. Laws, effective dates, and local policies change. Confirm the applicable rules with official sources before acting.