North Richland Hills, Texas · Serving DFW
On July 31, 2026, Texas pulled delta-8, delta-10, THCP and THCA flower off every shelf in the state. The Compassionate Use Program is still open — and for most Texans it is now the only lawful way to access cannabis. It's a real medical program with real paperwork, and most people give up somewhere in the middle. That's the part we handle — and we've already walked Texans through it, start to finish, all the way to a filled prescription.
We are a consulting and education service. We are not physicians, not a dispensary, and not affiliated with the State of Texas. We don't sell cannabis and we can't issue you anything — we help you get to the people who can.
The 2026 rewrite
Four dates undid the entire hemp market. Here they are in order.
State rules (35 TAC §35.5–§35.6) required age verification on every consumable hemp sale, with penalties for retailers who skipped it.
DSHS Rule 300.101 redefined the legal limit as 0.3% delta-9 THC plus THCA combined, on a dry-weight basis. Because THCA converts to delta-9 when you heat it, counting it wiped out effectively every smokable hemp product in Texas overnight.
A Texas Supreme Court decision ended the five-year injunction that had blocked the state from enforcing its schedule. That cleared the way to reclassify most hemp-derived THC as a Schedule I controlled substance.
Still legal: delta-9 products under 0.3% by dry weight — edibles, drinks and tinctures — sold by licensed retailers to adults 21 and over. Delta-9 smokable flower survives only because a separate ban is currently paused in court. Selling a banned product now carries fines up to $10,000 per violation, loss of license, and possible criminal charges. Analysts estimated 60–90% of THC products would leave Texas shelves.
H.R. 5371 changes the federal definition of hemp to a stricter total-THC standard. Products that are legal in Texas today may not survive it. If you're relying on the hemp market, plan for this date now.
The short version: if you were buying THCA flower, delta-8 gummies or delta-10 in Texas, that supply is gone and it is not coming back on the old terms. The Compassionate Use Program is the lawful route that remains — and unlike the hemp market, it isn't going to be rewritten out from under you every ninety days.
Not from us, not from anyone. Texas does not issue one. There is no patient application, no state ID card, and no state patient fee. If a business is selling you a "Texas cannabis card," a "cert card," or a "patient ID" and implying it makes you legal — that card is worth nothing in front of a police officer.
What Texas actually runs is a prescription program. A physician registered with the Compassionate Use Program evaluates you, and if you qualify, enters your prescription directly into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT), which the Department of Public Safety maintains. You then walk into a licensed pickup location with your regular government ID. The pharmacist looks you up in the registry. That registry entry is the credential. There is nothing to carry in your wallet.
We lead with this because it's the single most common thing people get wrong — and the thing least likely to be corrected by someone charging for a card.
Track record
This isn't a service we spun up because the hemp market collapsed. Will has already walked Texans through the Compassionate Use Program start to finish — and knows where it goes wrong.
“Hey y'all, it's Farmer Will. I've been in this industry a long time — long enough to watch Texas rewrite the rules three times in a single year.
If you've got one of the fourteen qualifying conditions, there's still a real legal path for you in this state, and most folks don't even know it's there. I'm not going to promise you a prescription. Nobody honest will, because that's the doctor's call and not mine. What I can do is tell you straight whether you've got a shot before you spend a dime, help you get your records together, and make sure you end up in front of a physician who's actually registered with the program — because your regular doctor can't do this one.
Give me a call and let's talk about it.”
Reading the rules and having done it are different things. Will has sat with clients through the whole sequence: figuring out whether a diagnosis actually fits the qualifying conditions, chasing down records from a specialist's office that doesn't return calls, getting someone ready for the evaluation, and walking them through a first pickup so it isn't intimidating.
Nearly everyone who stalls out stalls in the same two places — incomplete medical records, and showing up to the appointment unable to describe their own history clearly. Knowing that in advance is most of what you're paying for.
This is the part people underestimate. Your regular doctor almost certainly can't do this. A prescription only counts if it comes from a physician registered with the Compassionate Use Program and is entered into the state's CURT registry — any other doctor's note, recommendation or letter is worth nothing here.
There's no sign on the door telling you which doctors are registered and which aren't. We'll help you find one who is, work out what they'll want to see beforehand, and make sure you show up with it in hand instead of finding out at the appointment.
Once you're prescribed, we'll also tell you which licensed pickup locations serve this area and roughly what to expect on price — so your first visit isn't a guessing game.
Eligibility
House Bill 46 took effect September 1, 2025 and widened the program considerably — chronic pain alone brought in a very large number of Texans who assumed the program was only for seizures and cancer. Check anything that applies to you.
Check any condition above that applies to you and we'll tell you what it means.
This is an educational self-check, not a medical or legal opinion. Only a physician registered with the Compassionate Use Program can determine whether you qualify. You must also be a permanent Texas resident. Veterans: ask specifically about veteran eligibility — HB 46 opened additional pathways and a registered physician can tell you whether yours applies.
The process
Four steps. We're involved in two of them, and honest about which.
We go through your diagnosis, your history and what you've already tried. If you don't have a qualifying condition, we tell you that on day one instead of taking your money and sending you to an appointment that goes nowhere.
We handle thisThe evaluation goes far better when the physician can see documentation — diagnoses, treatment history, imaging, specialist notes. This is where most people stall out. We help you figure out what to request and from whom.
We handle thisWe help you get to a physician registered with the Compassionate Use Program — not just any doctor, which is a distinction that costs people appointments. If you qualify, they enter your prescription into the state CURT registry. The medical decision is entirely theirs; we have no say in it and never claim otherwise.
We refer · physician decidesBring your government ID to a licensed pickup location; they verify you in the registry. Your prescription runs a year with four 90-day refills, and refills can be partially filled. We'll walk you through your first pickup so it isn't intimidating.
You, with our prepHB 46 replaced the old 1%-THC-by-weight cap with a dosage standard: up to 10 mg of THC per dose, with no package exceeding 1 gram of THC total. It also widened the delivery methods well beyond the tinctures and gummies the program started with — lotions, patches, suppositories, and approved inhalers, nebulizers and vape devices are now permitted.
Smoking remains prohibited, and raw flower is not part of the program. If flower is the only format you'll consider, this program will disappoint you, and we'd rather you hear that from us before you pay for an appointment.
Scope of service
Questions
The ban is on sale and possession of scheduled substances — it does not grandfather in what you already bought. We're not attorneys and this is not legal advice, but the honest answer is that having it exposes you to real risk. If you're worried about your specific situation, speak with a Texas criminal defense attorney, not with us and not with a shop.
Generally no. Texas has no statute requiring private employers to accommodate low-THC cannabis use, and a positive test can still cost you a job — this hits safety-sensitive and DOT-regulated roles especially hard. If your job tests, raise it with the physician during your evaluation and consider talking to an employment attorney first. We'd rather you know this going in.
Three separate costs, and it's worth separating them. The state charges patients nothing. The physician sets their own evaluation fee, and it is usually not covered by insurance. The medication is priced by the dispensing organization and is also typically not covered. Our consulting fee is separate from all three. Call and we'll give you real numbers for your situation before you commit to anything.
No, and we want to be blunt about it: nobody can. A physician registered with the program makes an independent medical judgment. What we can do is make sure you arrive at the right physician with the right documentation and a clear history, which is the difference between a productive appointment and a wasted one. We've done that for Texans who are now filling prescriptions. If your condition doesn't qualify, we'll say so before you spend anything on an evaluation.
Will has taken clients through the entire sequence — screening, records, referral to a registered physician, and the first pickup. That's the whole reason this service exists rather than a blog post. The program's requirements are public; knowing how to work out which physicians are registered, what they'll expect to see, and which two steps people reliably stall on is the part that takes having done it.
What we won't do is dress that up as something it isn't. We don't decide who qualifies, we've never influenced a physician's judgment, and we won't promise you an outcome.
Almost certainly not, and this trips up a lot of people. Only a physician registered with the Compassionate Use Program can issue a qualifying prescription and enter it into the CURT registry. A note, letter or recommendation from any other doctor — however sympathetic — does nothing for you in Texas. We'll help you find one who is.
The evaluation itself is usually a single appointment, and the prescription can be entered into the registry the same day. The realistic bottleneck is gathering medical records from previous providers, which can take a couple of weeks depending on how responsive their offices are. Starting that request early is the single biggest thing you can do to speed this up.
No. The program requires permanent Texas residency. Out-of-state medical cannabis credentials are not recognized in Texas either — a card from another state does nothing for you here.
The 2026 rules removed essentially the entire product line the shop was built on. Rather than chase whatever is still technically sellable this quarter and hope the next rule change spares it, we've moved to consulting: helping people reach the one cannabis pathway in Texas that has a stable legal footing. It's a smaller business and an honest one.
As of July 31, 2026, delta-9 products testing under 0.3% by dry weight — edibles, drinks and tinctures — remain legal from licensed retailers to adults 21 and over. Delta-9 smokable flower is a live legal question: a ban on it is currently paused by a court ruling and could take effect. Watch November 12, 2026, when the federal definition of hemp tightens under H.R. 5371 and some of what's legal today may not survive.
Sources for the legal timeline on this page: Texas State Law Library — Consumable Hemp Products · Texas DPS — Compassionate Use Program · Texas Tribune, July 30, 2026 · MPP — HB 46 summary. Texas cannabis law is changing quickly. Verify anything that matters to your situation against DPS directly before acting on it.
Get started
Start with a phone call. Tell us your diagnosis and what you're trying to solve, and we'll tell you honestly whether the Compassionate Use Program is a realistic path for you — before you pay for anything.
If it isn't a fit, we'll say so. That conversation is free.