Dallas, TX Cannabis Regulations: Cannabis Delivery Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Recreational delivery
- Felony statewide
- CUP delivery
- Allowed for registered patients
- Hemp/CBD delivery
- Legal under Ag Code 122
- Penalty range
- 180 days to life imprisonment
- Severity
- Strict at state level
Summary
Texas prohibits all recreational cannabis delivery. Compassionate Use Program low-THC products may be delivered to qualifying patients by the three licensed dispensing organizations. Hemp-derived CBD products containing under 0.3% delta-9 THC may be delivered legally under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 122.
Sec. 487.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license to operate as a dispensing organization is eligible for the license if:(1) as determined by the department, the applicant possesses:(A) the technical and technological ability to cultivate and produce low-THC cannabis;(B) the ability to secure:(i) the resources and personnel necessary to operate as a dispensing organization; and(ii) premises reasonably located to allow patients listed on the compassionate-use registry access to the organization through existing infrastructure;(C) the ability to maintain accountability for the raw materials, the finished product, and any by-products used or produced in the cultivation or production of low-THC cannabis to prevent unlawful access to or unlawful diversion or possession of tho...
Full Breakdown
Recreational cannabis delivery is a felony in Texas under H&S Code Section 481.120, regardless of any local Dallas ordinance. Only the three Compassionate Use Program dispensing organizations licensed under H&S Code Chapter 487 may deliver low-THC cannabis to patients on the Compassionate Use Registry, and they must comply with DPS rules at 37 TAC Chapter 12. Hemp-derived products meeting the federal 2018 Farm Bill and Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 122 definition (under 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight) may be sold and delivered like any other consumer product, subject to standard Dallas business licensing. Smokable hemp manufacture remained restricted until courts struck down portions of the 2019 ban; current enforcement focuses on testing compliance.
Violations & Fines
Unlicensed cannabis delivery is a state-jail to first-degree felony under TX H&S Code Section 481.120 depending on quantity; penalties include 180 days to life imprisonment plus fines up to $250,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
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