Texas

No RecLimited

TX · Southwest

Texas has a very restricted Compassionate Use Program with low-THC cannabis products. New DSHS rules effective March 2026 banned intoxicating hemp flower and vape products statewide.

Dispensaries

Registered Patients

50,000

Tax Rate

Regulatory Body

Department of State Health Services

Program Details

What's legal in Texas

Medical Program

Limited Medical

Since 2015

Conditions: epilepsy, MS, spasticity, ALS, autism, terminal cancer, incurable neurodegenerative disease, PTSD

Min age: 18

THC cap: 1%

Recreational Program

No Recreational

Home grow: No

Delivery: Yes

Consumption lounges: No

Social equity program: No

Expungement: No

U.S. Senators

NORML Scorecard

Your senators on cannabis

John Cornyn

RepublicanU.S. Senate

Ted Cruz

RepublicanU.S. Senate

MANDATORY MINIMUMS JAIL TIME FOR POSSESSION NO MEDICAL USE

Grades from NORML Congressional Scorecard. Grades reflect voting record and public positions on cannabis policy.

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