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Texas starts accepting new medical marijuana applications

Texas cannabis regulators have begun accepting applications for 12 new vertically integrated MMJ permits.

The Texas Department of Public Safety will accept “new and updated” applications to enter the state’s Compassionate Use Program through Sept. 15, officials said in a news release.

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Texas is expanding one of the most restrictive MMJ programs in the country under a bill signed into law earlier this summer by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Fewer than 30,000 “active patients” are currently accessing low-THC CBD oil from one of three licensed providers, according to state data.

That’s all poised to expand after lawmakers agreed to increase the number of total permits to 15 while also expanding the list of qualifying conditions.

According to DPS, new MMJ licenses will be

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