Health & wellness
BY HANNAH NORTON
Texas adds 9 potential dispensaries to medical cannabis program
Zooming out
Under House Bill 46, Texans can receive medical cannabis prescriptions for 15 types of conditions, including: • Epilepsy • Seizures • Multiple sclerosis • Cancer • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Chronic pain • Crohn’s disease • Terminal illnesses Dispensaries can also create satellite locations to store products overnight, which advocates said will allow more accessible, same-day pickup of medications.
licenses after state lawmakers voted this spring to expand Texas’ Compassionate Use Program. Under the program, physicians prescribe medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients, who get the medications from licensed dispensaries.
Nine new medical cannabis dispensaries could soon open in Texas, the Department of Public Safety announced Dec. 1. The nine companies, three of which currently operate in other states, were given conditional
Planned growth
Nine medical cannabis providers are slated to open locations in Texas following state evaluations, joining three existing companies with dozens of locations statewide.
• Verano Texas LLC in West Texas • Trulieve TX Inc. in the Panhandle • Texas Patient Access LLC in North Texas • Dilatso LLC in North Texas • Texa OP in the Rio Grande Valley The proposed new dispensaries are:
• Lone Star Bioscience Inc. in South Central Texas • PC TX OPCO LLC in Southeast Texas • Story of Texas LLC in Southeast Texas • Lonestar Compassionate Care Group LLC in North Texas
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TEXAS ORIGINAL, GOODBLEND AND FLUENT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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