No. You cannot purchase cannabis in Missouri City. Cannabis is categorized as a controlled substance in Texas, with its sale banned across all cities and municipalities. Therefore, cannabis retailers may not operate within Missouri City limits.
No. You cannot visit a medical marijuana retail storefront in Missouri City to purchase medical marijuana. However, you can visit a medical marijuana prescription pick-up site. Pick-up sites are only available to persons who have ordered medical cannabis online and are visiting to pick up their orders.
There are no Missouri City-licensed cannabis retailers selling cannabis to buyers online. However, residents of Missouri City can buy cannabis from any of the Texas-licensed dispensaries online.
Persons looking to visit physical stores in Missouri City to browse their product options in order to purchase cannabis will be unable to do so as there are no storefronts selling cannabis in the city. However, those with valid prescriptions for low-THC cannabis may be able to fill their prescriptions by visiting designated pick-up locations set up by licensed dispensing organizations in Missouri City. Note that such individuals must bring government-issued IDs containing their Social Security numbers' last five digits to these pick-up locations.
Any dispensary or dispensing site operating in Missouri City must abide by state rules regarding the operation of cannabis dispensaries. Note that the Missouri City Municipal Code contains no operational requirements for cannabis dispensaries. According to Texas laws, a dispensary must be licensed by the Texas Department of Safety before operating a dispensing site in the City of Missouri. Such a site may not be located within 1,000 feet of a daycare center or school or sell adult-use cannabis.
Only low-THC cannabis products may be sold by dispensaries to persons with valid medical cannabis prescriptions issued under the Texas Compassionate Use Program (CUP). Dispensing sites must verify the identities of cannabis buyers by checking their IDs. No dispensing site may sell more cannabis to a medical cannabis buyer beyond the amounts stated in the buyer's valid medical cannabis prescription. To ensure sales are within the stipulated prescription limits, dispensaries are required to use the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas to monitor purchases.
In Missouri City, marijuana is only legal for medical purposes. Possession, cultivation, sale, consumption, and distribution of cannabis for recreational reasons are all illegal in the city, and violators face severe penalties.
The Compassionate Use Program (CUP) strictly regulates who is legally authorized to buy and use medical cannabis in Missouri City and statewide in Texas. The CUP was created by SB 339, passed by the Texas legislature in June 2015. The CUP requires patients to be diagnosed with one or more medical conditions approved under the CUA to be included in the state patient registry.
Under the CUP, a medical marijuana prescription issued by a physician with a valid Texas license and entered in the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT) is accepted as proof of CUP participation. Even though there is no legal age restriction for getting a medical marijuana prescription in Missouri City, patients under the age of 18 may need the approval of their parents or legal guardians.
The Compassionate Use Program only provides patients access to specific cannabis products. Patients in Missouri City taking part in the CUP are allowed to possess and use only cannabis products with no more than 1% THC, which is lower than the typical THC concentrations in medical cannabis products in other states. The CUP prohibits medical cannabis cultivation by CURT-registered patients.
Missouri City patients participating in the Texas Compassionate Use Program are not issued or required to obtain medical marijuana cards. The State of Texas runs a limited medical cannabis program that only requires participants to have valid medical cannabis prescriptions issued by healthcare practitioners approved under the Compassionate Use Program. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) maintains a list on its website of physicians certified to issue medical cannabis prescriptions.
To obtain a medical cannabis prescription under the CUP, you must be registered with the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT). To be registered in the CURT, you must be a permanent resident of Missouri City or another Texas location and be approved to use low-THC cannabis to treat a qualifying medical condition. Per the Texas CUA, the following are the conditions approved to be treated with low-THC cannabis:
Seizure disorders
Spasticity
Autism
Multiple Sclerosis
An incurable neurodegenerative disease
Terminal cancer
Epilepsy
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
When you visit a physician to get approval for low-THC cannabis use, the physician will evaluate your condition and medical history and decide if medical cannabis is a better option than conventional medicine for treating your symptoms. If medical cannabis use is beneficial, the physician will add your data to the CURT and issue a medical cannabis prescription. This prescription can be accessed by dispensing organizations when you purchase medical cannabis.
If you are not yet 18, the physician may request the presence and approval of your parent or legal guardian before adding your data to the CURT. Information about your caregiver (parent or legal guardian) may also be added to the CURT. This is useful in situations when your caregiver will pick up your order at a prescription pick-up site.
Upon having medical cannabis prescriptions added to their CURT profiles, Missouri City patients may order low-THC cannabis products online and have them delivered to their addresses. At the time of delivery or pick-up, they will need to show government-issued IDs with the last five digits of their Social Security numbers, name, and date of birth. Persons having their caregivers pick up their orders must also notify them to have their valid government-issued IDs ready.
Recreational marijuana use is illegal in Missouri City. Registered low-THC cannabis patients may use medical cannabis on private properties.
There are currently no permanent dispensaries in Missouri City. Therefore, you cannot buy cannabis at a retail storefront in the city. Residents authorized to use medical cannabis may order low-THC cannabis online from Texas-approved dispensaries.
Cannabis is not sold in Missouri City. However, residents who order low-THC cannabis products online in the city typically pay between $70 and $180 per product, depending on the CBD-to-THC ratio or CBN-to-THC ratio.
There are no popular cannabis strains in Missouri City, as only medical cannabis products with no more than 1% THC are sold to CURT-registered patients in the city.
No, it is prohibited to smoke cannabis or low-THC cannabis in public in Missouri City.
Adult-use marijuana possession, regardless of quantity, is prohibited and punishable under state and local law. Patients with valid Compassionate Use Program (CUP) prescriptions may legally possess the amount of low-THC cannabis stated on their prescriptions.
No. Federal law prohibits the shipment of cannabis into or out of Missouri City if it involves movement across state borders. You can take low-THC cannabis from Missouri City to other parts of Texas or vice versa if you are a CURT-registered patient.
If you order a low-THC cannabis product with any of the Texas-approved dispensing organizations, you can order cannabis online in Missouri City. However, there are no dispensaries licensed by the Missouri City Council from which you may order cannabis online.
No. There are no 24-hour cannabis dispensaries in the City of Missouri City.
Dispensing sites in Missouri City are only open to permanent Texas residents.
You must have an acceptable government-issued ID with your name, age, and last five digits of your Social Security Number to use a Missouri City prescription pick-up site.
There are no dispensaries in Missouri City. However, goodblend, Fluent, and Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation dispensaries may set up prescription pick-up sites for low-THC cannabis patients in the city.
Medical cannabis prescription pick-up sites in the city will scan your ID to ensure you are authorized to possess low-THC cannabis.
There are no marijuana dispensaries in Missouri City.
Credit cards are not accepted at medical marijuana prescription pick-up sites. Buyers must pay in cash or use debit cards.
There are no dispensaries to visit in Missouri City. However, if all three approved dispensaries in Texas set up prescription pick-up sites in the city, you can visit them all in a single day to pick up your orders.
You cannot use health insurance to pay for medical cannabis purchases. Hence, Missouri City residents purchasing cannabis from Texas-licensed dispensaries cannot cover their purchases with their health insurance plans.
The Texas Department of Public Safety requires licensed dispensaries to use the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas to monitor low-THC cannabis purchases. Therefore, your medical cannabis purchases are tracked by all dispensaries and dispensing locations in Texas.
At 18, you will be allowed to enter a medical cannabis prescription pick-up site in the city if you have an active Texas medical cannabis prescription.
The Texas Department of Public Safety regulates medical cannabis operations in Missouri City. You may reach the DPS via the contact information on its official site.
You may report illegal cannabis activities in Missouri City by submitting an online complaint to the Texas Department of Public Safety or contacting the Missouri City Police Department. To reach the Missouri City PD, call (281) 403-5868.