Texas does not allow recreational cannabis sales, so no social-equity licensing program exists in Harris County. The Compassionate Use Program through the Texas Department of Public Safety is the only legal cannabis license, and it has only three statewide medical dispensers with no equity preference.
Texas Health and Safety Code chapter 487 created the Compassionate Use Program, the state's only legal cannabis licensing scheme. Texas DPS has issued just three Compassionate Use licenses statewide, none in Harris County, and the law contains no equity preferences for legacy operators, communities harmed by drug enforcement, women, or minority owners. Recreational cannabis remains a Health and Safety Code chapter 481 controlled substance. Harris County cannot create a local equity license because state law occupies the field. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has reduced low-level prosecution, but no formal expungement or equity-licensing pipeline exists. Advocates push the legislature to add equity provisions if recreational sales are ever authorized.
Operating a cannabis business without a Texas DPS Compassionate Use license is a state-jail felony or higher under Health and Safety Code chapter 481, with fines up to ten thousand dollars and prison time, plus federal Controlled Substances Act penalties.
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire enforces detailed quiet hours under its noise ordinance adopted in 2023. Quiet hours run Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 PM to 7:00 AM (11:00 PM t...
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire prohibits all construction activity during quiet hours regardless of noise level. Construction is permitted only during non-quiet hours: 7:00 AM to ...
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire's noise ordinance prohibits all lawn care activities, including leaf blower use, during quiet hours regardless of noise level. During non-quiet hour...
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire Code Chapter 6 (Animals and Fowl) prohibits keeping dogs that create excessive noise disturbing neighbors. Barking dog complaints are handled by Bel...
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire's noise ordinance sets specific decibel limits for amplified music: 60 dB maximum in residential zones during quiet hours and 75 dB during non-quiet...
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire regulates street parking through Chapter 30 (Traffic and Vehicles) with restrictions on specific streets, time limits, and no-parking zones. The cit...
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