6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.
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Cannabis home cultivation is illegal in Texas. TX Health & Safety Code §481.121 makes possession of any marijuana plant a criminal offense. Only TCUP (Texas Compassionate Use Program) dispensaries can cultivate low-THC cannabis for medical patients.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 481.121
Sec. 481.121. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally possesses a usable quantity of marihuana. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is: (1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana possessed is two ounces or less; (2) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana possessed is four...
Recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Texas. Only three state-licensed TCUP dispensing organizations may operate, serving qualified patients with low-THC cannabis under TX H&S Ch. 487. No commercial retail cannabis exists in Travis County.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.102 (Eligibility for License)
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...
Texas does not impose statewide cannabis buffer zones because adult-use is illegal; the few Compassionate Use dispensaries follow DPS site-security rules, and Travis County has no local cannabis buffer ordinance.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.102, 487.1035
Sec. 487.1035. SATELLITE LOCATIONS. (a) A dispensing organization licensed under this chapter may operate one or more satellite locations in addition to the organization's primary location to securely store low-THC cannabis for distribution. Sec. 487.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. (1)(B) the ability to secure: (ii) premises reasonably located to allow patients listed on the compassionate-use reg...
Cannabis delivery in Travis County is limited to state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing organizations transporting low-THC product to registered patients under DPS rules, with no local cannabis delivery industry permitted.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.107, 487.1035
Sec. 487.107. DUTIES RELATING TO DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION. (a) Before dispensing low-THC cannabis to a person for whom the low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, the dispensing organization must verify that the prescription presented matches the information regarding that prescription that is entered in the compassionate-use registry. Sec. 487.1035. SATELLITE LOCATIO...
Texas prohibits personal cannabis cultivation entirely; Travis County cannot authorize home grows because Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 makes any plant possession a state criminal offense regardless of amount.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 481.120
Sec. 481.120. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally delivers marihuana. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is: (1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana delivered is one-fourth ounce or less and the person committing the offense does not receive remuneration for the marihuana... ...
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Social Equity Licensing
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.
No Cannabis Equity Licensing in Travis County
Heavy RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.102