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Cannabis Regulations in Travis County, TX (2026)

6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Travis County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Home Cultivation

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.

Cannabis: Home Cultivation

Few Restrictions

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...

Dispensary Zoning

In unincorporated Travis County, no zoning ordinance governs where a cannabis dispensary can locate because Texas counties hold no zoning power. Instead, Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.102 sets the state licensing test a compassionate-use dispensing organization must meet, including that its premises be reasonably located for patient registry access, before the Texas Department of Public Safety will issue a license.

Travis County Cannabis Dispensary Siting Set by State License

Few Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code 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...

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

Few Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 487.102

Sec. 487.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license to operate as a dispensing organization is eligible for the license if: (1) the applicant possesses: (A) the technical and technological ability to cultivate and produce low-THC cannabis; (B) the ability to secure resources, personnel, and premises reasonably located to allow patients listed on the compassionate-use registry acce...

Buffer Zones

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.

Cannabis Dispensary Buffer Zones in Texas

Few Restrictions

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 Rules

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.

Compassionate Use Cannabis Delivery Rules

Light Restrictions

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...

Personal Cultivation Limits

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.

Personal Cannabis Cultivation Prohibited

Few Restrictions

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... ...

Cannabis Regulations by City in Travis County

1 cities in Travis County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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