(a) Before dispensing low-THC cannabis to a person for whom the low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, the dispensing organization must verify that the prescription presented:
- (1) is for a person listed as a patient in the compassionate-use registry;
- (2) matches the entry in the compassionate-use registry with respect to the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the prescription; and
- (3) has not previously been filled by a dispensing organization as indicated by an entry in the compassionate-use registry.
- (b) After dispensing low-THC cannabis to a patient for whom the low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, the dispensing organization shall record in the compassionate-use registry the form and quantity of low-THC cannabis dispensed and the date and time of dispensation.
(c) A dispensing organization may not dispense to a person low-THC cannabis in a:
- (1) package or container that contains more than a total of one gram of tetrahydrocannabinols; or
- (2) medical device for pulmonary inhalation that contains more than one gram of tetrahydrocannabinols.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (S.B. 339), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 46), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.