TX SB734

Expands Texas's Compassionate Use Program by removing the 1% THC limit on medical cannabis and eliminating the specific list of qualifying conditions, allowing physicians to recommend medical cannabis for any patient they determine would likely receive therapeutic or palliative benefit

Creates a multi-tiered licensing system for medical cannabis organizations including cultivators, processors, dispensaries, and independent testing laboratories, with minimum license requirements distributed across 11 public health regions (ranging from 6 to 82 dispensary locations per region)

Establishes legal protections for patients, caregivers, and licensed organizations from arrest, prosecution, civil penalties, child custody issues, and asset forfeiture for authorized medical cannabis activities, and prohibits disciplining students or school healthcare workers for medical cannabis use or administration

Requires the Department of Public Safety to establish a medical cannabis inventory tracking system and adopt packaging/labeling rules including cannabinoid potency, terpene profiles, and safety warnings, with independent laboratory testing required

Sets fee caps at $5,000 for license applications and $100 for employee registrations, requires rules to be adopted by December 31, 2025, and mandates licensing of cultivation organizations by April 1, 2026 and other organizations by June 1, 2026