2026
DPS Update: Phase II of Texas Compassionate Use Program Expansion Selection Process
April 2, 2026
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has initiated Phase II of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion process. Three new businesses have been selected to move forward for further due diligence, adding to the nine announced in Phase I in December 2025. Furthermore, 12 other businesses are now on the TCUP license eligibility list for possible future review.
The following organizations will be conditionally awarded TCUP licenses, subject to additional due diligence, such as disciplinary actions, financial suitability, litigation history and any other information as required by the department following Phase II of the selection process:
Name | Region |
| GTI Texas, LLC dba RISE Dispensaries | Public Health Region 9 |
| Texas Medica Collective, LLC | Public Health Region 4 |
| Cresco Labs Texas, LLC | Public Health Region 5 |
Conditional licenses do not grant the applicant permission to cultivate, manufacture, distribute or sell cannabis products until final approval by the department. As a holder of a conditional license, the licensee is subject to the department’s ongoing due diligence evaluation. Each conditional licensee is expected to fully comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the medicinal license issued under TCUP.
DPS will request additional information from these businesses and will not invoice any dispensing organization license fees until the additional due diligence evaluations are completed and passed. The announcement of these three businesses today does not guarantee that these businesses will be issued final TCUP licenses to operate as dispensing organizations.
As outlined in House Bill 46, DPS will issue a total of 12 new licenses over a two-phased selection period. Nine conditional licensees in Phase I, and these three conditional licensees in Phase II. You can learn more about the application and selection process here. TCUP expansion applicant scores are available here.
House Bill 46 also requires that businesses issued TCUP licenses must become fully operational within 24 months of licensure. If a business that is issued a TCUP license fails to meet this requirement, the department will refer to the TCUP license eligibility list for a replacement.
The following organizations have been placed on a TCUP license eligibility list, following Phase II of the selection process:
Name |
| Sawtooth Texas LLC |
| Bluebonnet Technologies, LLC |
| Village Farms, LP |
| Lone Star Life, LLC |
| Texas Health Systems, Inc |
| MSC Lone Star, LLC |
| Bayou City Medical Dispensary |
| Sua Vaping Inc dba Vape City |
| Texas CMP, LLC dba Texas Apothecary |
| JG Texas LLC dba Justice Cannabis Co |
| Sage and Stone Holistics, LLC |
| TheraTrue Virginia, LLC dba TheraTrue |
2025
DPS Update: Phase I of Texas Compassionate Use Program Expansion Selection Process
December 2, 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has commenced Phase I of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion selection process, and nine new businesses have been identified to proceed for an additional due diligence evaluation.
The following organizations will be conditionally awarded TCUP licenses, subject to additional due diligence evaluations such as disciplinary actions, financial suitability, litigation history, and any other information as required by the Department following Phase I of the selection process:
| 1. | Verano Texas, LLC | Public Health Region 10 |
| 2. | Trulieve TX, Inc | Public Health Region 1 |
| 3. | Texas Patient Access, LLC | Public Health Region 3 |
| 4. | Lonestar Compassionate Care Group, LLC | Public Health Region 3 |
| 5. | Lone Star Bioscience, Inc | Public Health Region 8 |
| 6. | PC TX OPCO LLC dba PharmaCann | Public Health Region 6 |
| 7. | Texa OP, dba TexaRx | Public Health Region 11 |
| 8. | Story of Texas, LLC | Public Health Region 6 |
| 9. | Dilatso, LLC | Public Health Region 2 |
Conditional licenses do not grant the applicant permission to cultivate, manufacture, distribute, or sell cannabis products until final approval by the Department. As a holder of a conditional license, the licensee is subject to the Department’s ongoing due diligence evaluation. Each conditional licensee is expected to fully comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the medicinal license issued under TCUP.
DPS will be requesting additional information from these businesses and will not be invoicing any dispensing organization license fees until the additional due diligence evaluations are completed and passed. The announcement of these nine businesses today does not guarantee that these businesses will be issued final TCUP licenses to operate as dispensing organizations.
As outlined in House Bill 46, DPS will issue a total of 12 new licenses over a two-phased selection period. These nine conditional licensees in Phase I, and three conditional licensees in Phase II by April 1, 2026.
DPS Opening Application Window for Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) Dispensing Organization Licenses
August 8, 2025
The Department of Public Safety (DPS), Regulatory Services Division (RSD) is accepting applications for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) dispensing organization licenses from August 15, 2025 to September 15, 2025.
New Applications for dispensing organization licenses may be submitted through the RSD Contact Us portal, using application form (CUP-101). (See the New Applications webpage for more information).
Applicants who have previously applied for a TCUP dispensing organization license must submit, as part of their supplemental application, an updated acknowledgments form and a statement of priority for the public health regions, as well as additional documentation (see the Supplemental webpage for more information). Requested supplemental documents for the dispensing organization license must be submitted through the RSD SFTP portal.
The application window for new and supplemental applications will close at 5:00 p.m. CT on September 15, 2025. No late applications will be accepted.
Please note:
- The department will issue 12 new licenses which are necessary to ensure reasonable statewide access to, and the availability of, low-THC cannabis for patients registered in the compassionate use registry. The department will issue nine licenses by December 1, 2025, and three licenses by April 1, 2026.
- With the window closing on September 15th, the department will begin the process of scoring and thus ranking the Phase 1 group first. The selection committee will rank Phase 1 applications 1 through 12. The department will announce the first nine applicants for licenses and then proceed immediately to Phase 2 ranking. Applicants from Phase 1 who are ranked #10, #11, and #12 will be added to the pool of Phase 2 applicants and will compete in Phase 2.