Texas lawmakers sent a significant expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program to the governor, who is weigh a hemp-derived THC ban.

Canadian, will expand the Texas Compassionate Use Program fourfold, upping the number of available dispensary licenses from the current three to 12 statewide. It passed the Senate unanimously after the House and Senate struck a deal to include chronic pain,

Harvested marijuana at Goodblend in Austin on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Goodblend, one of three licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Texas, cultivates the plant and then extracts cannabis oil from the flower to be tested and used in products for patients. Amanda McCoy [email protected]