Texas allows only low-THC medical cannabis under the Compassionate Use Program; Arlington has no recreational dispensary buffers because no recreational retail is lawful statewide.
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 487 authorizes only the Compassionate Use Program (CUP), which permits low-THC cannabis (under 1 percent THC) for narrow medical conditions through state-licensed dispensing organizations. Recreational marijuana sales remain illegal under Texas law, so Arlington has no need for a recreational dispensary buffer ordinance. The handful of CUP dispensing organizations are licensed and sited under DPS rules, not local buffer ordinances. Arlington zoning treats CUP dispensing organizations as pharmacy-like uses and does not impose distance buffers from schools, parks, or churches beyond standard commercial zoning.
Operating an unlicensed cannabis retail outlet in Arlington exposes operators to state felony drug-distribution charges; the city's role is zoning and code enforcement.
Arlington, TX
Only Texas Compassionate Use Program licensees may deliver low-THC cannabis to qualified patients; Arlington has no recreational delivery rules because such ...
Arlington, TX
Texas has very limited cannabis dispensaries operating under the Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). Only state-licensed dispensing organizations may distribut...
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