Welcome to the Texas Medical Marijuana FAQs

“Here you’ll find straight answers on the Compassionate Use Program, upcoming changes under House Bill 46 effective September 1, 2025, qualifying conditions for a Texas medical marijuana prescription, how to start the evaluation process, appointment pricing, legality of medical marijuana in Texas, and safe travel tips. If you still have questions after reading, our medical marijuana doctors online are just a click away.”

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Getting Started & Appointments

  • Texas resident? Click Get Started to book a same-day telemedicine consult with a Floweret MD medical-marijuana doctor online. If you qualify, the physician enters your prescription into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas, and you can order cannabis from any state-approved dispensary—online, by phone, or in person. If you don’t qualify, we refund your temporary hold instantly.
  • Absolutely! It’s just that simple. Click here to schedule an appointment with a medical marijuana doctor online as early as today.

  • How do I get my prescription filled?

    Once your doctor uploads your digital prescription to the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT), you can order right away from any licensed dispensary:

    1. Choose a dispensary. Texas has had three state-approved providers, Fluent, Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation, and TX Goodblend, since 2017. You can use any or all of them. House Bill 46 takes effect September 1, 2025 and will add 9 more in 2025 and 3 more in 2026.

    2. Order online or by phone. Select home delivery or a pickup slot. Learn more on dedicated dispensary page.

    3. Show ID at delivery/pickup. Bring a driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued ID card, so staff can match your name to the CURT record.

    That’s it—no physical card required, just your government ID and the active prescription in CURT.

  • No. The Texas Compassionate Use Program has no minimum-age restriction, so children can qualify for a Texas medical marijuana prescription. The only requirement is that anyone under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian listed on the prescription.

    At Floweret MD, we’ve welcomed pediatric patients with qualified conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder, seizure disorders, and cancer-related symptoms, since opening in 2021. Our board-certified doctor works directly with families to create safe, low-THC treatment plans and gives families direct access via text, phone, or secure portal messaging for real-time dosing questions and follow-up concerns—so your child can access legal relief with confidence.

Qualifying Conditions Under the Compassionate Use Program of Texas

  • HB 46 will add more qualifying conditions September 1, 2025, like Chronic Pain, Migraines, Crohn’s disease, Traumatic Brain Injury,  as well as Terminal Illnesses requiring palliative or hospice care
  • In Texas, the following conditions currently qualify: ALS, Alzheimer’s Disease, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Traumatic Brain Encephalopathy, Epilepsy and other Seizure disorders, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson’s Disease, Peripheral Neuropathies, Muscle Spasms, Spasticity, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Terminal Cancer and Incurable Neurodegenerative Diseases. Click for a full list of Incurable Neurodegenerative Diseases.

  • No. The Texas Compassionate Use Program has no minimum-age restriction, so children can qualify for a Texas medical marijuana prescription. The only requirement is that anyone under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian listed on the prescription.

    At Floweret MD, we’ve welcomed pediatric patients with qualified conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder, seizure disorders, and cancer-related symptoms, since opening in 2021. Our board-certified doctor works directly with families to create safe, low-THC treatment plans and gives families direct access via text, phone, or secure portal messaging for real-time dosing questions and follow-up concerns—so your child can access legal relief with confidence.

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  • Yes. Texas veterans already qualify for a medical marijuana prescription under today’s Compassionate Use Program (CUP) if they have an approved condition—most commonly PTSD, spasms, neuropathy, seizures, cancer-related symptoms, Parkinson’s or other neurodegenerative diseases. After a quick telemedicine visit, a CUP-certified physician can enter the veteran’s prescription into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT), so they can order THC products the same day.

HB 46 (signed June 20 2025, effective Sept 1 2025) will expand the qualifying list—adding chronic pain as a stand-alone diagnosis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Crohn’s/IBD, glaucoma, hospice/palliative care, and more—while also increasing the number of dispensaries. Those updates will benefit many veterans, but you don’t have to wait: if you meet today’s CUP criteria, you can start legally using medical cannabis right now.

Ready to check eligibility? Book a risk-free, 15-minute telehealth consult with a Texas-licensed cannabis doctor and confirm your eligibility today.

Costs & Insurance

  • Through Floweret MD, new patient appointments in Texas cost $125 using discount code LILY25. This fee covers your prescriptions for the full year, including any adjustments. Yearly recertifications are $99.  
  • Transfer patients who are already in the Texas Compassionate Use Program are $99 for full year, including any adjustments.
  • No. Insurance does not cover the use of medical marijuana in Texas at this time. Therefore, you will pay out of pocket for your doctor’s appointment by credit card or debit card. If approved, ask your dispensary about any options to pay for your medical cannabis medication with your FSA or HSA account.

Cannabis Basics

    • Yes. The cannabis plant contains over 100 different natural cannabinoids. CBD and THC are the two most common cannabinoids in the marijuana plant and are found in most marijuana and hemp products sold. CBD and THC have the same chemical formula, but their structure is slightly different, giving way to their unique properties. Although both support key biological operations and provide a natural path to wellness, increased quantities of THC are responsible for the psychoactive or high effect people associate with marijuana. CBD typically does not have psychoactive properties.
    • Learn more on our medical cannabis page.
  • Both hemp and marijuana are cannabis sativa plants. Cannabis sativa plants with only 0.2%-0.3% THC are classified as hemp, whereas cannabis sativa plants containing higher THC levels are referred to as marijuana. Because of the higher levels of CBD found in hemp, hemp is used to make many commercial CBD products. In contrast, marijuana’s high levels of THC have lead to its use in medical cannabis programs.

Legal & Travel Rules for Texas Medical Cannabis

Yes—if you follow the rules.

  • Keep it sealed and out of reach. Store your low-THC products in their original, labeled container. Texas law treats unsealed or partially used products the same as an open alcohol container.

  • Use an insulated pouch, not the glove box. Summer temperatures inside a glove box or trunk can exceed 140 °F, degrading THC and terpenes. Instead, place the medicine in a small lunch-size cooler or insulated medication pouch on the back seat or floorboard with the A/C running.

  • Carry your ID. If stopped, officers can verify your prescription instantly in the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT) with your driver’s license.

  • No dosing at the wheel. Texas DWI laws apply to THC just like alcohol—wait until you’re safely parked for the day before using your medication.

  • For more travel tips, read our blog: “Traveling Across Texas…” 
 

No. Federal law still makes it illegal to fly with any product containing more than 0.3 % THC—even if you’re a registered patient in Texas. Air travel is governed by federal rules, which classify cannabis as a Schedule I substance. The TSA doesn’t actively search for marijuana, but if screeners find it they can refer the case to airport police or federal agents.

What you can fly with:

  • Hemp-derived CBD products that contain ≤ 0.3 % THC by dry weight (keep a Certificate of Analysis on hand).

  • FDA-approved prescription cannabinoids like Epidiolex or Marinol in their original pharmacy containers.

Safer alternative:
If you’re traveling outside Texas, leave your low-THC medicine at home, carry your CUP prescription for proof of need, and either:

  • Purchase legal cannabis at your destination (where allowed), or

  • Check whether that state offers medical-marijuana reciprocity and apply in advance.

  • No. Smoking marijuana is excluded from use through the Compassionate Use Act of Texas.
  • No. Patients cannot grow their own marijuana in Texas. Only three dispensaries hold a license to cultivate marijuana in Texas. Those dispensaries can only grow marijuana for the production of low-THC products.
  • Unfortunately, no. The Compassionate Use Registry of Texas does not allow out-of-state medical cannabis prescriptions to be filled in Texas.
  • No.  You may not legally travel across state lines while possessing medical cannabis. Despite several states operating lawful medical marijuana and recreational marijuana programs,  marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule I drug at the federal level. Therefore, you may not legally travel from state to state with marijuana. Learn more in our travel guide. 
  • No automatic disqualification. Enrolling in the Texas Compassionate Use Program (CUP) for low-THC medical cannabis does not, by itself, block you from obtaining or renewing a Texas License to Carry a Handgun (LTC), according to Texas DPS guidance.

  • Federal vs. Texas rules. Some states’ high-THC “medical-marijuana cards” have triggered federal firearm restrictions. DPS and the Texas Medical Advisory Board have indicated this federal interpretation does not apply to Texas’s low-THC program.

  • Health-related review remains. If the medical condition that qualifies you for CUP could impair sound judgment (e.g., severe psychiatric or neurological disorders), DPS may refer your file to the state’s Medical Advisory Board.

    • The Board reviews records and may interview you.

    • If they find you “incapable of exercising sound judgment” with a firearm, DPS can deny or revoke an LTC.

  • Practical takeaway. Simply holding a CUP prescription will not cost you an LTC, but you must still meet all standard eligibility requirements and demonstrate safe judgment.

Need more details? Review DPS’s official License-to-Carry FAQs and speak with your prescribing physician if you have concerns about how your condition might be evaluated.

Upcoming Changes Under HB 46 (Sept 1 2025)

Beginning September 1 2025, HB 46 modernizes the CUP in five big ways — making it easier and safer for Texans to access medical cannabis:

  1. More qualifying conditions. Adds chronic pain, migraine, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Crohn’s/IBD, glaucoma, degenerative-disc disease, hospice/palliative care, and several other disorders alongside PTSD, epilepsy, and cancer symptoms.

  2. More THC medication types.. Approves patches, lotions, suppositories, metered inhalers, and low-temperature vape devices, and sets a dose cap.

  3. Time-specific prescriptions. Doctors can now write 90-day scripts with four automatic refills—nearly a full year of medicine—reducing follow-up fees and appointments.

  4. Statewide access. Expands licensed dispensaries from 3 to 15 and allows each to open satellite pick-up sites in every public-health region, cutting delivery times and costs.

  5. No local bans. Cities and counties can’t outlaw CUP-approved products or dispensary storage facilities, so access is uniform across Texas.

Bottom line: HB 46 turns Texas’ cautious pilot program into a robust, patient-friendly system—more conditions, stronger relief, fewer hoops, and shorter drives.

Stay prepared: join our email list for launch alerts and schedule a pre-qual telemedicine visit to secure your prescription before the rush.

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