Patients in Houston and throughout the state of Texas do not need to carry a medical marijuana card. In fact, the state does not issue a medical marijuana card, and the medical marijuana doctor enters a prescription into the registry, where it remains on file for the dispensary to fill.
Not requiring a medical marijuana card makes it easy for qualifying patients throughout Houston to order from any state-approved dispensary. As not all these dispensaries are in the city, the state allows the dispensaries to deliver prescriptions for medical marijuana directly to patients.
Qualifying Conditions
Patients throughout Texas have a limited number of qualifying conditions for approval for a medical marijuana prescription. However, the number of qualifying medical and psychological conditions is increasing, and medical marijuana advocates throughout the state continue to pressure the legislature to add qualifying conditions.
Currently in the state, the Compassionate Use Registry is available to patients with seizure disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, ALS, autism, spasticity, and terminal cancer. There is also a category for incurable neurodegenerative diseases, which includes a number of diagnoses, including Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, and similar classes and kinds of conditions.
It is important to schedule a phone appointment with a medical marijuana doctor in Texas to determine if a diagnosed neurological condition falls into this category. These phone appointments are easy to schedule online and are held from the comfort of your own home with no in-office visit required.
