A Texas-licensed physician registered with the state can evaluate you for a low-THC cannabis prescription under the Texas Compassionate Use Program. There's no card to carry and no state fee.
The Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety, works differently from most states.
A Texas-licensed physician registered in the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT) evaluates you, in person or, with many registered physicians, by telemedicine.
If you qualify and the physician finds the benefits outweigh the risks, they enter your low-THC cannabis prescription into CURT. Patients don't register themselves.
Choose a DPS-licensed dispensing organization for pickup or delivery. They verify your government photo ID against the registry.
Texas doesn't issue medical cannabis cards, and state law doesn't require patients to register or pay the state. Your physician's visit fee and product costs are separate.
House Bill 46, effective September 1, 2025, updated what patients can receive.
Your physician decides the dose, form, and amount within these limits.
You need one of the conditions listed in Texas law, plus a physician's determination that the benefits outweigh the risks.
See the Texas Department of Public Safety's program pages for the official list and any updates.
El Programa de Uso Compasivo de Texas permite cannabis bajo en THC con receta médica. En Texas no hay tarjeta y el estado no cobra ninguna tarifa al paciente.
Debe ser residente permanente de Texas. Información oficial: Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas. Información general; no es asesoría legal ni médica.
Laredo's location makes a few federal and international rules especially important.
Taking cannabis across the international border is illegal, prescription or not. The Texas program has no effect outside the state.
The U.S. Border Patrol operates a highway checkpoint on I-35 north of Laredo. Federal agents enforce federal law, which doesn't recognize the Texas program.
Dispensing organizations fill only prescriptions in the Texas registry. Out-of-state medical cards aren't accepted, and patients must be permanent Texas residents.
General information only, not legal advice.
We couldn't verify a dispensing location inside Laredo. Texas's licensed dispensing organizations — Texas Original, goodblend, and Fluent — deliver in many areas, and coverage varies by company and region. The nearest verified pickup satellites are in San Antonio.
Check the DPS dispensing organizations page for current licensees and contact details.
A lakeside park on Laredo's east side with shaded picnic areas and an easy walking trail along the water.
“Chronic back pain was added to the list in 2025. My physician did the visit by video, and my order was delivered to my door.”
— Rosa G., Laredo“I was glad they explained the checkpoint rules. I keep everything at home, and it stays on this side of the river.”
— Mario L., LaredoNo. Your physician enters your prescription into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas, and dispensing organizations verify your ID against it.
No. Texas law doesn't require patients to register or pay the state. Your physician's fee and product costs are separate.
Texas law doesn't set a minimum age for TCUP. For patients under 18, a parent or legal guardian is involved, and dispensing organizations may dispense to the patient's legal guardian.
No. Hemp-derived products sold in retail shops are regulated separately and aren't part of TCUP. TCUP products come only from DPS-licensed dispensing organizations, by prescription.
Yes, but the registry allows one prescribing physician at a time, so your previous physician must end the relationship in CURT first.
On the Texas Department of Public Safety's Compassionate Use Program pages.
Founded in 1755 and once the capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande, Laredo is today one of the busiest inland ports in the country. It's home to Texas A&M International University, the historic San Agustín district, and the famous Washington's Birthday Celebration each winter. Laredo residents follow the same statewide rules as every Texan in the Compassionate Use Program.
TCUP operates under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 169 and Health and Safety Code Chapter 487. The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the registry and licenses dispensing organizations. House Bill 46 expanded the program in 2025.
Texas has no adult-use market, smoking remains prohibited, and cannabis remains illegal under federal law. See the DPS program pages for current rules.
Appointments with Texas-licensed physicians registered in CURT.