The Texas Department of Public Safety describes the Compassionate Use Program.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Laws and local rules change. Read the official sources at the bottom of this page.
Cannabis-friendly lawyers in Texas
Listed October 2026
These firms and attorneys are listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Texas. Cities and phone numbers below are taken from those listings.
Criminal defense and individual help
Bruce S Fox NORML directory
Austin
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Texas as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Austin.
Source: NORML listing
Martin LeNoir NORML directory
Dallas
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Texas as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Dallas.
Source: NORML listing
Tisdell Law Firm NORML directory
Adam Brian Tisdell · Amarillo
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Texas as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Amarillo.
Source: NORML listing
Criminal defense
These lawyers defend cannabis and marijuana charges in Texas.
Varghese Summersett
Fort Worth
Varghese Summersett has defended marijuana possession cases across Texas for more than two decades.
Kevin Bennett
Austin
Kevin Bennett is a drug defense lawyer who has represented hundreds of clients facing crimes related to marijuana and other drugs.
Law Offices of Michael Lowe
Dallas
Michael Lowe provides aggressive defense for every type of marijuana related case in Dallas, Fort Worth, and throughout Texas.
Starting a cannabis business
These lawyers help with licensing, forming a company, and compliance for a cannabis business in Texas.
Ritter Spencer Cheng PLLC
Dallas
We have advised clients across myriad issues, from corporate formation and licensing to navigating the risks associated with cultivating, distributing, and manufacturing cannabis and hemp products.
Not a referral. This list is not an endorsement, and there is no paid placement. We have not verified bar standing or discipline history. Before you hire anyone, confirm them in the State Bar of Texas lawyer search, and you can also use the Lawyer Referral Service.
Store map
- Low-THC dispensaries are on the map. A medical card is required. No adult-use stores in Texas yet.
Compassionate Use Program
- The department says the Texas Compassionate Use Act, Senate Bill 339, was enacted in 2015.
- It says the bill required the department to create a secure registry of physicians who treat epilepsy.
- The department's page is the Compassionate Use Program page, and it links the enabling statutes and rules.