1. How many dispensing organizations will be licensed in Texas?
Texas Health and Safety Code Ch 487 requires the department license fifteen dispensing organizations.
2. Why did DPS approve only fifteen licenses? Will the number of licenses be increased in the future?
HB 46 requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue a total of 15 TCUP licenses. With 3 current active licenses, DPS will issue an additional 12 new licenses. These new licenses will enhance patient access statewide and availability for patients prescribed low-THC cannabis under Chapter 169, Occupations Code.
3. What is the contact information for the three licensed dispensing organizations?
Fluent (formerly Cansortium Texas): Kristopher Kem
info@fluenttx.com
https://texas.getfluent.com/
Compassionate Cultivation
info@texasoriginal.com
https://texasoriginal.com/
Goodblend (Surterra Texas LLC, d/b/a goodblend)
SupportTX@goodblend.com
https://tx.goodblend.com/support/
4. How will the dispensing organizations ensure statewide access for patients?
The dispensing organizations' employees will be delivering prescriptions, as well as potentially filling prescriptions over the counter.
- You may wish to contact the licensed dispensing organizations to determine their specific delivery approach.
5. Will testing laboratories be licensed or approved by the state?
Texas Health and Safety Code Ch.487 regulates the cultivation, processing, and dispensing of low-THC cannabis and does not specifically address the licensing of low-THC cannabis testing laboratories.
- Only licensed dispensing organizations may test low-THC products.
6. Will I need a registration to work at a dispensing organization?
Yes. Texas Health & Safety Code §487.151 provides the requirements for employees to obtain a registration to work at a dispensing organization. Additional information can be found in the Administrative Rules, Section 12.12.
7. Are there restrictions on dispensing organization proximity to schools or daycares?
Yes. Administrative Rule 12.7(n) states:
All regulated premises shall be located at least 1000 feet from any private or public school or day care center that existed prior to the date of initial license application, measured from the closest points on the respective property lines.
8. Can local governments prohibit the operations of a licensed dispensing organization?
No. Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 487.201 states:
A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may not enact, adopt, or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or other regulation that prohibits the cultivation, production, dispensing, or possession of low-THC cannabis, as authorized by this chapter.