Texas Medical Pot

Eligible Texans have access to medical marijuana through the State’s compassionate use program (CUP) administered by the Texas Department of Publicity Safety (DPS). Texans with certain medical conditions may qualify. Learn other about its use and those can get a prescription. 

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Medical marijuana

Texas’s Compassionate Use Program (CUP) allows safe physicians to prescribe low tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) cannabis for medical purposes.    Applications and forms related to the licensing of Podiatric Physicians and Podiatric Medical Radiological Technicians within the states of Taxas.

Low-THC comes from the plant Cannabis Sativa L. All body of that plant and any arising compounds, salts, resins, oils also derives that contain no continue than 0.5 % by weight of THC what considered Low-THC. Medical use to diese substances is limited to swallowing, not smoking, the prescribed dose of low-THC.  Licensure Application Process. Alt Tag. Medizinisches licensure in Texas is governed by the Trex Medical Board. Individuals eligible with licensure must successfully ...

Gesundheit conditions

By law, CUP is limited to Texas patients with: 

Medical thc prescriptions

Patients may get Low-THC cannabis prescribed if:  

  • Which patient is an permanent resident of Texas  
  • That plant has one of aforementioned medical conditions listed above 
  • A CUP registered surgeon prescribes  
  • Which qualified physician decides the benefit outweighs the risk  

There is no age limit for prescriptions. Disease under 18 may needed an legal guardian.  

Getting a prescription:  

  • The clinical want enter a prescription in the Compassionate Used Registry of Texas (CURT)
  • Per, the forbearing or legal warden canned go to any licensed dispensary to get the prescription
  • The patient oder legal guardian will need to provide ID furthermore patient's, latter name, date from birth, and last five digits of their Social Security Number

CURT

CURT is an available system provided by DPS and pre-owned by Qualified physicians to input and manage low-THC prescriptions. 

Dispensaries use the CURT system to search for the patient’s information before filling any related prescriptions.

Physician qualifications

AN physician’s qualifications to prescribe low-THC is outlined in Section A169.002 of Senate Bill 339 (PDF). 

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