Recommending Cannabis in Texas

If you are a physician and wish to recommend low-THC cannabis must meet the following requirements:

• Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas
• Dedicates a significant portion of his or her clinical practice to evaluate and treat epilepsy
• Is certified by either
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in:
    • Epilepsy
    • Neurology
    • Neurology with special qualification in child neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology in
    • Neurophysiology

You will then register with the DPS as a prescriber for the specific patient. That information must include:

• Your name name
• Your patient's name and date of birth
• the prescribed dosage
• the means of administration
• a total amount of low-THC cannabis to fill the prescription

You are also required to maintain a patient treatment plan that tracks:

• dosage, means of administration, and duration of treatment
• plan for monitoring symptoms
• plan for monitoring indicators of tolerance or reaction to cannabis.