Texas does not license adult-use cannabis businesses, so Travis County has no social equity licensing program; only a small set of state-licensed Compassionate Use Program dispensaries operate statewide under TX HSC Chapter 487.
Texas has not legalized adult-use cannabis. The Texas Compassionate Use Program under Health and Safety Code Chapter 487 licenses a small fixed number of dispensing organizations selling low-THC products only to qualifying registered patients. The Department of Public Safety, not local governments, controls licensing. Because there is no commercial cannabis industry in Texas, Travis County cannot create a social equity license program. A 2022 Austin city ordinance directed police de-prioritization of low-level marijuana possession, but possession remains illegal under TX HSC 481.121.
Operating an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in Travis County is a state criminal offense under TX HSC Chapter 481, prosecuted by the Travis County District Attorney with potential felony charges depending on quantity.
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