Cannabis Regulations in Texas (2026)
128 rules on the books across Texas, 57 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Texas: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsTexas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home…
Read full rule →Converse
Heavy RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Converse and throughout Texas. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Heavy RestrictionsCannabis home cultivation is illegal in Texas. TX HSC Chapter 481 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance. No…
Read full rule →Denton
Heavy RestrictionsCannabis home cultivation is illegal in Denton and all of Texas. TX Health and Safety Code Ch. 481 classifies marijuana…
Read full rule →Killeen
Heavy RestrictionsGrowing marijuana at home in Killeen is not a protected activity; Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.121…
Read full rule →Midland
Heavy RestrictionsTexas has no legal home-grow exemption for marijuana, and Midland is bound entirely by state law: Health and Safety…
Read full rule →Grand Prairie
Some RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Grand Prairie and throughout Texas. The Texas Controlled Substances Act prohibits…
Read full rule →Humble
Some RestrictionsHome cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Humble and throughout Texas. Texas law classifies marijuana as a Schedule I…
Read full rule →McKinney
Some RestrictionsHome cannabis cultivation is illegal in McKinney under Texas state law. TX Health and Safety Code §481.121 classifies…
Read full rule →Plano
Some RestrictionsCannabis remains illegal under Texas state law. Home cultivation of marijuana is a felony in Texas regardless of the…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Light RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal anywhere in Texas, including Bexar County, regardless of quantity…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Light RestrictionsCarrollton prohibits home cannabis cultivation. State law does not permit recreational or medical marijuana growing…
Read full rule →Harris County
Light RestrictionsGrowing marijuana at home is illegal in Texas regardless of jurisdiction. Harris County follows state law: cultivation…
Read full rule →La Porte
Light RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Texas. La Porte follows state law, which prohibits growing marijuana plants for any…
Read full rule →Mcallen
Light RestrictionsMcallen prohibits home cannabis cultivation. State law does not permit recreational or medical marijuana growing…
Read full rule →Tomball
Light RestrictionsHome cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Tomball and throughout Texas. Texas law classifies marijuana as a controlled…
Read full rule →Abilene
Few RestrictionsAbilene prohibits home cannabis cultivation. State law does not permit recreational or medical marijuana growing…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Texas. Texas has one of the most restrictive cannabis laws in the nation. The Texas…
Read full rule →Beaumont
Few RestrictionsBeaumont prohibits home cannabis cultivation. State law does not permit recreational or medical marijuana growing…
Read full rule →Bellaire
Few RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Texas, including in Bellaire. Texas has not legalized recreational or medical…
Read full rule →Brownsville
Few RestrictionsGrowing marijuana at home is illegal in Brownsville, and the prohibition is entirely state law. Texas prosecutes…
Read full rule →Cedar Hill
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Cedar Hill under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481, with even small…
Read full rule →College Station
Few RestrictionsCollege Station prohibits home cannabis cultivation. State law does not permit recreational or medical marijuana…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Texas, including in Corpus Christi. Texas has a very limited Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Texas. Texas law prohibits growing cannabis at home, and cultivation is…
Read full rule →Denton County
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Denton County and throughout Texas. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481…
Read full rule →Frisco
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Frisco and throughout Texas. TX Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.120…
Read full rule →Guadalupe County
Few RestrictionsGrowing marijuana at home is illegal everywhere in Texas, including unincorporated Guadalupe County. Possessing usable…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Houston and throughout Texas. Possession of any amount of marijuana is a…
Read full rule →Little Elm
Few RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is completely prohibited under TX Health and Safety Code Ch. 481. Possession of any amount is a…
Read full rule →Mesquite
Few RestrictionsCannabis cultivation is illegal in Mesquite and throughout Texas. Possession of marijuana remains a criminal offense…
Read full rule →Montgomery County
Few RestrictionsHome cannabis cultivation is illegal throughout Montgomery County and Texas. Growing any amount is a state felony under…
Read full rule →Richardson
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Richardson under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 481, with penalties…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in San Antonio under Texas state law. Texas Health & Safety Code § 481.121…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Few RestrictionsHome cultivation of marijuana is illegal in Texas, including in Sugar Land. Under the Texas Controlled Substances Act…
Read full rule →Travis County
Few RestrictionsCannabis home cultivation is illegal in Texas. TX Health & Safety Code §481.121 makes possession of any marijuana plant…
Read full rule →Universal City
Few RestrictionsHome cannabis cultivation is illegal in Universal City. Texas Health and Safety Code 481 prohibits all marijuana…
Read full rule →Williamson County
Few RestrictionsGrowing marijuana at home is illegal everywhere in Texas, including unincorporated Williamson County. Possessing usable…
Read full rule →Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Texas: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsTexas Health & Safety Code Chapter 487 limits cannabis dispensing to state-licensed Compassionate Use Program…
Read full rule →Abilene
Heavy RestrictionsAbilene's Land Development Code has no zoning category for marijuana dispensaries because dispensing marihuana remains…
Read full rule →Beaumont
Heavy RestrictionsMarijuana possession and delivery are crimes everywhere in Texas, including Beaumont, under Health & Safety Code Sec…
Read full rule →College Station
Heavy RestrictionsCollege Station cannot zone a marijuana dispensary of any kind because possessing any usable amount of marihuana is a…
Read full rule →Denton
Heavy RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are prohibited in Denton and statewide. Texas has not legalized recreational marijuana. Only…
Read full rule →Killeen
Heavy RestrictionsKilleen's zoning ordinance has no use category for a marijuana dispensary because Texas Health and Safety Code Sec…
Read full rule →Midland
Heavy RestrictionsNo marijuana dispensary can legally operate in Midland: Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.120 makes any delivery of…
Read full rule →Montgomery County
Heavy RestrictionsRecreational and medical marijuana dispensaries are banned statewide. Only three TCUP-licensed low-THC dispensaries…
Read full rule →Bellaire
Some RestrictionsTexas does not allow recreational cannabis dispensaries. The Texas Compassionate Use Program permits only a small…
Read full rule →Flower Mound
Some RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are effectively prohibited in Flower Mound. Texas allows only a limited number of licensed…
Read full rule →Universal City
Some RestrictionsRecreational and medical cannabis dispensaries are prohibited throughout Texas. Only three state-licensed TCUP…
Read full rule →Austin
Light RestrictionsTexas law strictly limits cannabis dispensaries to licensed Compassionate Use Program organizations dispensing low-THC…
Read full rule →Carrollton
Light RestrictionsCarrollton does not permit cannabis dispensaries. State law prohibits the sale of recreational and medical marijuana…
Read full rule →Collin County
Light RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are prohibited statewide. Only three TCUP licensees operate in Texas under the…
Read full rule →Conroe
Light RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Texas. Only three licensed Compassionate Use Program dispensaries…
Read full rule →Dallas
Light RestrictionsDallas Code Chapter 51A handles hemp and CBD retail under standard commercial zoning since Texas Agriculture Code…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Light RestrictionsHemp and CBD retail in Dallas County operates under standard commercial zoning per TX Agriculture Code Chapter 122…
Read full rule →Frisco
Light RestrictionsTexas authorizes only the limited Compassionate Use Program for low-THC medical cannabis, and Frisco hosts no licensed…
Read full rule →Humble
Light RestrictionsTexas does not allow traditional cannabis dispensaries. Only state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing organizations…
Read full rule →Mcallen
Light RestrictionsMcallen does not permit cannabis dispensaries. State law prohibits the sale of recreational and medical marijuana. Any…
Read full rule →Allen
Few RestrictionsRecreational and medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited in Allen because Texas does not license them. Only…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsTexas has very limited cannabis dispensaries operating under the Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). Only state-licensed…
Read full rule →Baytown
Few RestrictionsTexas does not allow traditional cannabis dispensaries. Only licensed Compassionate Use dispensing organizations may…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Few RestrictionsTexas allows only state-licensed Compassionate Use low-THC providers, not recreational dispensaries. Bexar County…
Read full rule →Brownsville
Few RestrictionsBrownsville has no dispensary zoning because Texas has no dispensaries to zone. The only lawful cannabis retail in…
Read full rule →Cedar Hill
Few RestrictionsRecreational and medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal in Texas; only state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing…
Read full rule →Converse
Few RestrictionsCommercial marijuana dispensaries are illegal in Converse under Texas state law. Only licensed Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are not permitted in Corpus Christi or anywhere in Texas except for licensed Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Denton County
Few RestrictionsTexas allows only three licensed Compassionate Use Program dispensing organizations statewide, and none are currently…
Read full rule →DeSoto
Few RestrictionsRecreational and medical marijuana dispensaries as understood in other states do not exist in Texas and cannot operate…
Read full rule →El Paso
Few RestrictionsEl Paso has not adopted commercial cannabis zoning because Texas law does not authorize recreational sales. Any future…
Read full rule →Euless
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries cannot operate in Euless because retail sale is illegal statewide under TX Health…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Few RestrictionsTexas does not permit recreational cannabis dispensaries, so Fort Worth has no cannabis commercial zoning category…
Read full rule →Garland
Few RestrictionsTexas does not permit recreational marijuana dispensaries. The state's Compassionate Use Program allows a very limited…
Read full rule →Grand Prairie
Few RestrictionsNo recreational cannabis dispensaries are allowed in Grand Prairie. Texas prohibits recreational marijuana sales…
Read full rule →Guadalupe County
Few RestrictionsThere are no marijuana dispensaries to zone in Guadalupe County; retail cannabis sale is illegal statewide. The only…
Read full rule →Haltom City
Few RestrictionsRecreational and medical cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Haltom City under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsHarris County cannot zone for recreational cannabis because Texas allows only three medical Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsHouston has no traditional zoning code, so cannabis-style commercial siting rules do not exist. Recreational cannabis…
Read full rule →Irving
Few RestrictionsTexas does not permit recreational marijuana dispensaries. The state's Compassionate Use Program allows a very limited…
Read full rule →Keller
Few RestrictionsRetail marijuana dispensaries are prohibited statewide under Texas Health and Safety Code 481, so none operate in…
Read full rule →La Porte
Few RestrictionsTexas has extremely limited cannabis dispensary operations through the Compassionate Use Program. La Porte does not…
Read full rule →Laredo
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Texas and thus banned in Laredo. Only TX Compassionate Use Program…
Read full rule →League City
Few RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are illegal in League City and Texas. Texas only permits licensed compassionate-use dispensaries…
Read full rule →Lewisville
Few RestrictionsTexas does not permit recreational cannabis dispensaries. Lewisville has no local cannabis retail zoning. Only…
Read full rule →Little Elm
Few RestrictionsNo cannabis dispensaries are permitted in Little Elm. Texas authorizes only three Compassionate Use dispensaries…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Texas. The Compassionate Use Program licenses a small number of…
Read full rule →Mansfield
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Mansfield because Texas prohibits recreational sales. Only licensed…
Read full rule →McKinney
Few RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are prohibited in McKinney under Texas state law. Only Texas Department of Public Safety licensed…
Read full rule →Mesquite
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Mesquite and Texas. Licensed Compassionate Use dispensaries are…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Few RestrictionsRecreational cannabis dispensaries are illegal in Texas. Pasadena follows state law prohibiting marijuana sales. Only…
Read full rule →Plano
Few RestrictionsCannabis dispensaries are not permitted in Plano or anywhere in Texas outside the very limited Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Richardson
Few RestrictionsOnly state-licensed low-THC Compassionate Use dispensaries are legal in Texas; Richardson zoning does not establish…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Few RestrictionsTexas has no recreational cannabis program, so San Antonio's Unified Development Code provides no commercial cannabis…
Read full rule →Sugar Land
Few RestrictionsRecreational marijuana remains illegal in Texas. Sugar Land does not have dispensary zoning because recreational…
Read full rule →Tomball
Few RestrictionsTexas does not permit recreational cannabis dispensaries. Only state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing…
Read full rule →Travis County
Few RestrictionsIn unincorporated Travis County, no zoning ordinance governs where a cannabis dispensary can locate because Texas…
Read full rule →Williamson County
Few RestrictionsThere are no marijuana dispensaries to zone in Williamson County; retail cannabis sale is illegal statewide. The only…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Arlington
Few RestrictionsTexas allows only low-THC medical cannabis under the Compassionate Use Program; Arlington has no recreational…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsBecause Texas authorizes only a small number of statewide Compassionate Use dispensaries, Corpus Christi has not…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsDallas has no recreational cannabis dispensary buffer-zone rules because Texas does not allow recreational…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Few RestrictionsDallas County has no recreational cannabis dispensary buffer-zone rules because Texas does not allow recreational…
Read full rule →El Paso
Few RestrictionsTexas restricts dispensing organizations from operating near schools and churches under the Compassionate Use Program…
Read full rule →Frisco
Few RestrictionsBecause Frisco hosts no recreational dispensaries and Compassionate Use facilities are state-sited, traditional retail…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsHarris County has no cannabis buffer-zone rules because Texas does not license recreational dispensaries. The state…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsHouston has no cannabis dispensary buffer-zone rules because Texas does not authorize recreational dispensaries…
Read full rule →Travis County
Few RestrictionsTexas does not impose statewide cannabis buffer zones because adult-use is illegal; the few Compassionate Use…
Read full rule →Cannabis Delivery Rules
Rules governing cannabis delivery, whether home delivery is permitted, vehicle requirements, and how cities can regulate or ban delivery services.
Dallas County
Light RestrictionsTexas prohibits all recreational cannabis delivery. Compassionate Use Program low-THC products may be delivered to…
Read full rule →Frisco
Light RestrictionsOnly Compassionate Use licensees may deliver low-THC medical cannabis to qualifying Frisco patients, while any home…
Read full rule →Travis County
Light RestrictionsCannabis delivery in Travis County is limited to state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensing organizations transporting…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsOnly Texas Compassionate Use Program licensees may deliver low-THC cannabis to qualified patients; Arlington has no…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsOnly state-licensed Compassionate Use dispensaries may deliver low-THC medical cannabis to enrolled patients in Corpus…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits all recreational cannabis delivery. Compassionate Use Program low-THC products may be delivered to…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits all recreational cannabis delivery. Compassionate Use Program low-THC products may be delivered to…
Read full rule →Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.
Austin
Light RestrictionsTexas prohibits personal cannabis cultivation entirely. Austin cannot authorize home grows under home-rule authority…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Light RestrictionsTexas does not allow recreational or personal-use cannabis cultivation. Growing marijuana plants in a Corpus Christi…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Light RestrictionsTexas prohibits all personal cannabis cultivation. Growing even one plant violates TX Health and Safety Code Section…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits all personal cannabis cultivation; even a single home plant violates state controlled-substances law…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits all personal cannabis cultivation. Growing even one plant violates Texas Health and Safety Code Section…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 makes growing any marijuana plant a felony statewide. Fort Worth residents…
Read full rule →Frisco
Few RestrictionsTexas law forbids any home cultivation of marijuana, and Frisco residents cannot legally grow even a single plant; only…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code section 481.121 makes any marijuana cultivation a criminal offense in Harris County. Even…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits personal cannabis cultivation entirely. Houston cannot authorize home grows under home-rule authority…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Few RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 prohibits all personal cannabis cultivation. San Antonio cannot authorize home…
Read full rule →Travis County
Few RestrictionsTexas prohibits personal cannabis cultivation entirely; Travis County cannot authorize home grows because Texas Health…
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Social Equity Licensing
Programs that prioritize cannabis licensing for residents harmed by the war on drugs, including LA's Social Equity Program tiers and qualification rules.
Austin
Few RestrictionsTexas has no recreational cannabis program, so Austin cannot create a social-equity license. The narrow Compassionate…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsTexas has no recreational or adult-use cannabis program, so no social-equity licensing exists in Dallas. The state's…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Few RestrictionsTexas has no recreational cannabis program, so no social-equity licensing exists in Dallas County. The state's narrow…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsTexas has no recreational cannabis program, so Houston cannot create a social-equity license. The narrow Compassionate…
Read full rule →Travis County
Few RestrictionsTexas does not license adult-use cannabis businesses, so Travis County has no social equity licensing program; only a…
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