JULIA REIHS / KUT

The Texas Department of Public Safety has begun the process of issuing conditional licenses to two proposed medical marijuana dispensaries in the Houston area as part of the broader expansion of the Texas Compassionate Use Program.

According to the Tuesday announcement , nine businesses will be "conditionally awarded" licenses across seven different regions within the state, pending additional vetting. This includes two companies in Public Health Region 6, which includes eight counties in the greater Houston area, including Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston and Brazoria counties.

The announcement comes less than a month after President Donald Trump passed a federal spending measure that included a nationwide ban on all hemp-derived THC products beginning on Jan. 1, 20

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