Under Texas State law, Compassionate Use Program is limited to Texas patients with the following conditions:

• Epilepsy
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (for veterans)
• Chronic Pain that is normally treated by opioids
• Seizure disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Spasticity
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Autism
• Ataxia
• Dementia
• Motor neuron disease
• Spinal muscular atrophy
• Friedreich’s ataxia
• Charcot Marie Tooth disorder
• Huntington’s disease
• Terminal and non-terminal cancer
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Neuropathy
• An incurable neurodegenerative disease
• Any condition that has been approved by the Health & Human Services Commission for research purposes

Note: Texas does not recognize anxiety as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis use

First, FadeMD can help you book an appointment with a licensed medical marijuana doctor who will review your ailments and medical condition

After the appointment is complete and if you are approved, the doctor will fill out a recommendation form for medical marijuana.

Once you are approved, the recommending physician will register you with CURT, the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas. The state will process your application and dispensaries will be able to look you up in their system and dispense your prescription accordingly.

There is no formal process to becoming a caregiver in Texas. Patients who need help from a caregiver or legal guardian to obtain or use medicinal cannabis may have their medical marijuana prescriptions filled and supplied. If a patient is under 18 years of age their caregiver/guardian can go into any of the licensed dispensaries in Texas and fill the physician’s prescription for medical cannabis. The caregiver/legal guardian will have to provide the following information:

• Drivers License/ID
• Patient’s Last Name
• Patient’s Date of Birth
• Last 5 digits of the patient’s social security number

Currently, on behalf of a patient or their legal guardian, only social workers and nurses are permitted to produce marijuana products.

To renew your Texas medical marijuana card through FadeMD, you’ll need to schedule a renewal appointment with one of our physicians. They can confirm that you still need medical cannabis for your qualifying condition and help you with the renewal process. We will remind you when it’s almost time for your renewal appointment, or you can reach out to our Customer Service Department so we can assist you and apply a renewal discount for you.

A medical marijuana card in Texas is valid for one year.

Possession boundaries are set by doctors attending.

The legislation specifically prohibits smoking to ingest low-THC cannabis; therefore, possession of marijuana or marijuana with THC content above 0.5% is forbidden.

The Texas Compassionate Use Act prohibits the cultivation of marijuana for any purpose. Only controlled agencies are permitted to grow medical cannabis.

The Justice Department proposed a new rule to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, which would ease federal restrictions on cannabis if approved. This reclassification would not legalize or decriminalize marijuana nationwide but would place it on the same regulatory level as ketamine and anabolic steroids. Currently, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." The proposed change would recognize marijuana as having "a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence."

The proposal initiates a months-long comment and administrative period before any changes take effect. This follows President Biden's 2022 request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Justice Department to review marijuana's classification. HHS found credible scientific evidence supporting marijuana's medical use. The notice of proposed rulemaking reflects the attorney general's agreement with HHS's recommendation. President Biden hailed the move as "monumental," emphasizing marijuana policy as a priority of his administration, which has also worked to pardon those convicted of simple possession.