After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program this year.
In September, Texas officially rolled out the most significant expansion of its medical marijuana program, the Texas Compassionate Use Program, since its launch in 2015. The expansion adds new qualifying conditions such as chronic pain, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and terminal illness. It also added more treatment options like prescribed inhalers, higher THC limits, and better dispensary access across the state. The expansion will also increase the number of marijuana distributors from three to 15.
