If you or someone you know has been living with chronic pain, PTSD, neuropathy, or any number of other conditions, there’s a significant change in Texas law worth knowing about.
One of the biggest changes: physicians registered in the program can now prescribe medical cannabis vaporization devices, making legal inhalable medical cannabis available in Texas for the first time.
House Bill 46 took effect September 1, 2025, representing the most meaningful expansion of the Texas Compassionate Use Program in years. More than 150 conditions now qualify for medical cannabis—including chronic pain, which was one of the major additions—opening the program to Texans who may not have previously been eligible.
Austin-based Texas Original—which has operated the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary since 2018 and grows everything right here in Bastrop—carries a full line of vaporization options, including oil cartridges and rechargeable all-in-one devices. Their devices use inhale-activated, metered dosing technology that delivers approximately 3–5 mg THC per draw, designed to help patients follow their prescription accurately. The all-in-one lineup includes Texas-inspired strains like Hill Country Sunset, Padre Pineapple, and Marfa Lights—made with pure cannabis extract and botanically derived terpenes, no added flavors or dyes.
Getting started is straightforward. Patients can schedule a telemedicine appointment with a registered physician, and if approved, the prescription is entered directly into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas. Texas Original serves patients through 18 pickup locations across the state, plus delivery. New patients receive 20% off their first order, and veterans and first responders receive 20% off every purchase.