US EditionNine Companies Granted Preliminary Approval to Grow Texas Medicinal Marijuana Program
Texas expands medical marijuana access by adding nine tentative licensees to the Compassionate Use Program, serving about 116,000 patients with more dispensaries and higher THC limits.
- On Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety tentatively added nine cannabis providers to the Texas Compassionate Use Program, raising the total conditional licensees to 12.
- The new TCUP law passed last spring and expanded the program earlier this year, authorizing up to 15 licensees and broadening treatments to include Crohn's disease and inhalers.
- DPS identified the nine applicants and their assigned regions, including Verano Texas LLC in El Paso and Trulieve TX Inc. in the Panhandle, noting they must pass final evaluations before joining the three current TCUP license holders.
- Patients in the TCUP could gain more treatment options, yet TCUP patients receive no official ID cards and lack drug-test protections on probation and parole.
- Amid a wider regulatory struggle, the hemp retail market with more than 9,000 licensed retailers is facing a recent congressional vote to ban hemp consumables by November 2026, while Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a statewide ban in June.
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Nine companies granted preliminary approval to grow Texas medicinal marijuana program
The Texas Department of Public Safety announced on Monday nine companies will be moving one step closer to obtaining a license to become a dispensing organization in the state's medicinal marijuana program.
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Texas officials have conditionally approved nine new medical marijuana business licenses as part of a law that’s being implemented to significantly expand the state’s cannabis program. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced on Monday that it’s completed the first phase of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion selection process, which will now involve an additional due diligence assessment for the nine businesses before fo…
DPS Update: Phase I of Texas Compassionate Use Program Expansion Selection Process
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has commenced Phase I of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion selection process, and nine new businesses have been identified to proceed for an additional due diligence evaluation. The following organizations will be conditionally awarded TCUP licenses, subject to additional due diligence evaluations, such as disciplinary actions, financial suitability, litigation history and a…
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