Nine new medical cannabis dispensaries could soon open in Texas, the Department of Public Safety announced Dec. 1 .

The nine companies, three of which currently operate in other states, were given conditional licenses in an effort to expand the Texas Compassionate Use Program through House Bill 46 , a state law passed this spring. Under the program, physicians can prescribe medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients in partnership with licensed dispensaries.

How we got here

During this year’s legislative session, some Texans said the 10-year-old program did not help enough people, citing barriers to patient access and limits on the types of medication physicians could prescribe. Since the program’s inception in 2015, just three dispensaries— Texas Original , Goodble

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