“Texas voters, like most Americans, do not want cannabis consumers arrested or jailed. Unfortunately, Texas officials would rather cancel their own voters than abide by the will of the people and move forward with smart and sensible cannabis policies.”
Regulators had anticipated launching adult-use sales in early 2025, but the rollout faced numerous delays.
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“The Commission’s decision is not only a slap in the face to voters, it is also bad public policy.”
“Cannabis consumers are not ATMs. As lawmakers continue to push marijuana prices artificially higher, many consumers will exit the legal market — resulting in lower overall tax revenue and weakening the legal, regulated marketplace.”
The new law opens the Texas Compassionate Use Program to include those suffering from chronic pain and other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that patients possess and significantly increases the total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state.
As required by separate legislation signed by the Governor earlier this year, all pardoned cannabis possession offenses will be removed from public view by January 31, 2026.