House Bill 46

Millions of Texans can now get medical cannabis for chronic pain

Starting September 1, millions of Texans living with chronic pain will gain access to medical cannabis through the Compassionate Use Program. House Bill 46 will expand access, bringing new product options and increased accessibility across the state.

How to get a prescription

If you live in Texas and have chronic pain or one of the 150-plus approved conditions, you can get a prescription in three steps:

1. Schedule an appointment. Meet with a physician registered in the Compassionate Use Program. You can see a doctor from anywhere in the state, with telemedicine or in-person options.
2. Get a prescription. If you qualify, the physician will add your prescription to the secure Compassionate Use Registry of Texas.
3. Place an order. Once your prescription is submitted, place an order for pick up or home delivery.

Unlike other states, Texas does not issue medical marijuana cards. Instead, prescriptions are submitted electronically by physicians to the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas, allowing licensed dispensaries to fill these prescriptions.

New medical cannabis products

The new law allows physicians to prescribe pulmonary inhalation products like medical inhalers and vaporization devices once approved by the Health and Human Services Commission.

HB 46 also removes the 1% THC by weight requirement and allows for new options, with a cap of 10 milligrams per dose. Currently, patients with a prescription can access medical cannabis products like gummies, tinctures, beverages, chocolates, and topicals.

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Millions of Texans are eligible for medical cannabis in Texas starting September 1.

Expanding access across the state

House Bill 46 also significantly improves accessibility for Texans to receive medical cannabis. Licensed dispensaries will be able to store products at more DPS-approved locations statewide, reducing wait times and making it easier for patients in rural areas to access their medicine.

Currently, there are more than 17 pickup locations across Texas where patients can receive their medical cannabis from a licensed dispensary. Patients can also receive a home delivery if they don’t live near a pickup location.

Find relief with medical cannabis

With more than 150 qualifying conditions, including chronic pain, PTSD, Crohn's disease, and more, millions of Texans are eligible for medical cannabis in Texas starting September 1.

If you or a loved one is interested in getting medical marijuana in Texas, reach out to Texas Original to get started. New patients receive a 20% discount on their first order and earn reward points on every completed order at Texas Original.

Texas Original is the leading licensed medical cannabis dispensary in Texas, working alongside physicians to provide the highest quality cannabis medicine to patients and families seeking relief.

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Jobs report

Texas ranks as No. 7 best state to find a job, says new report

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It's easier to get hired in Texas than in nearly any other state.

If you’re hunting for a job in Texas amid a tough employment market, you stand a better chance of landing it here than you might in other states.

A new ranking by personal finance website WalletHub of the best states for jobs puts Texas at No. 7. The Lone Star State lands at No. 2 in the economic environment category and No. 18 in the job market category.

Massachusetts tops the list, and West Virginia appears at the bottom.

To determine the most attractive states for employment, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 34 key indicators of economic health and job market strength. Ranking factors included employment growth, median annual income, and average commute time.

“Living in one of the best states for jobs can provide stable conditions for the long term, helping you ride out the fluctuations that the economy will experience in the future,” WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo says.

In September, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas led the U.S. in job creation with the addition of 195,600 jobs over the past 12 months.

While Abbott proclaimed Texas is “America’s jobs leader,” the state’s level of job creation has recently slowed. In June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas noted that the state’s year-to-date job growth rate had dipped to 1.8 percent, and that even slower job growth was expected in the second half of this year.

The August unemployment rate in Texas stood at 4.1 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Throughout 2025, the monthly rate in Texas has been either four percent or 4.1 percent.

By comparison, the U.S. unemployment rate in August was 4.3 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2025, the monthly rate for the U.S. has ranged from 4 percent to 4.3 percent.

Here’s a rundown of the August unemployment rates in Texas’ four biggest metro areas:

Austin — 3.9 percent
Dallas-Fort Worth — 4.4 percent
San Antonio — 4.4 percent
Houston — 5 percent

Unemployment rates have remained steady this year despite layoffs and hiring freezes driven by economic uncertainty. However, the number of U.S. workers who’ve been without a job for at least 27 weeks has risen by 385,000 this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in August. That month, long-term unemployed workers accounted for about one-fourth of all unemployed workers.

An August survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed a record-low 44.9 percent of Americans were confident about finding a job if they lost their current one.

This story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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