Texas Cannabis Bills Put Two Ounces and Homegrow on the Table
Newly filed House proposals would authorize adult-use possession, home cultivation and licensed sales. Their rollout would extend into 2028 if enacted.
Texas lawmakers have filed three adult-use cannabis bills, putting possession limits, home cultivation and a regulated retail market before the next legislature.
The official histories record November 9 filings for Representative John Bucy's HB 362, Representative Joe Moody's HB 369 and Senator Carol Alvarado's SB 237. Each remains at the filing stage in the records reviewed for this draft. None has become law.
What the proposals would allow
HB 362 would let adults 21 and older possess up to two ounces of cannabis, with concentrate limited to 15 grams within that amount. It would also authorize up to 12 plants at a private residence, subject to security and visibility restrictions. Those numbers describe proposed permissions, not what Texans can legally do today.
The proposed retail timeline
The bills also separate personal-use permissions from the work of building a commercial market. HB 369 proposes a September 1, 2027 effective date, followed by a July 1, 2028 deadline for implementing rules and a November 1, 2028 deadline to begin licensing qualifying businesses. Even if enacted as written, those milestones would not promise that stores open immediately.
What Texans can do today
For patients, today's access still runs through the existing Compassionate Use Program. Texas DPS says qualifying patients need a prescription from an approved physician and must obtain products through a licensed dispensing organization. The program does not allow patients to grow their own cannabis.
The next steps are committee action, votes and possible changes to the bills. None has passed, and there is no confirmed date for adult-use stores to open.
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