Medical Marijuana in Texas
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Thrive Medical Cannabis is helping Texans get access to the medicine they need! With a qualifying condition, you can be eligible for medical marijuana.
*We offer a money-back guarantee on all initial paid appointment fees! If you do not qualify for medical cannabis after purchasing your appointment, we will refund 100% of the appointment cost. (This only applies to first-time patients.)
Get Help Without Leaving your Home
Getting the treatment you need should be simple and straightforward. With our virtual consultations, access to medical marijuana in the state of Texas has never been easier.
Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana
Listed below are the conditions that make you eligible to receive medical marijuana in Texas.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disease involving the nerve cells that are responsible for muscle movement. ALS usually begins in the hands, feet or limbs, then continues to deteriorate muscle control throughout the body. Early signs of ALS may include muscle stiffness and weakness. Patients living with ALS may also experience muscle cramps, twitches, spasms, slurred speech, difficulty walking, tripping and falling, difficulty sleeping due to pain, and cognitive difficulties. These symptoms can also trigger mental difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
Our ALS patients have reported improvements in muscle cramping, pain management, anxiety, insomnia and overall mobility after taking medical marijuana.
ALS Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Muscle cramping and stiffness
Pain
Mobility
Insomnia
Anxiety
Depression
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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a covered condition for medical marijuana in Texas that slowly, progressively destroys brain cells over time. The most common symptoms include loss of memory and thinking skills. As the disease progresses, people with AD will lose the ability to perform simple activities of daily living like dressing themselves, toileting, and bathing.
Medical marijuana can help produce anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neurogenic effects in patients. Clinical studies have also reported positive behavioral effects in patients with Alzheimer’s.
AD and Dementia Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Appetite loss and weight loss
Cognitive impairment
Memory loss
Neuroinflammation
Neurodegeneration
Pain
Insomnia
Agitation and behavioral changes
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One of the covered conditions for medical marijuana in Texas. Autism is a spectrum disorder that mainly impacts behavior and some physical abilities. While symptoms and severity can vary widely, patients living with Autism usually experience difficulty with communication, difficulty with social interactions, obsessive interests, aggression, and repetitive behaviors.
Since the mid-2010s, there have been several noteworthy studies that show CBD and THC help improve symptoms and co-morbidities.
Autism Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Difficulty with social interaction
Difficulty with speech or communication
Obsessive or repeated behaviors
Depression
Seizures
Restlessness
Aggression or disruptive behavior
Insomnia
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Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, which can destroy normal body tissue. Terminal cancer currently qualifies for medical marijuana in Texas. On September 1, 2021, all cancer diagnoses will qualify.
Several studies point to the potential benefits of medical marijuana for cancer patients who are experiencing nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, and pain. While research is still ongoing, patients have reported improvements in appetite, nausea, and overall quality of life with medical cannabis.
Cancer Symptoms Medical Marijuana May Relieve:
Pain
Anxiety
Nausea and vomiting
Decreased appetite
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Cerebral Palsy is a group of congenital disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination. CP, a covered condition for medical marijuana in Texas, is also the most common motor disability during childhood. Patients living with CP may experience symptoms such as lack of balance and coordination, stiff muscles, spasms and tremors, difficulty walking, difficulty eating and swallowing, pain, and seizures.
As a treatment for Cerebral Palsy, medical marijuana is shown to be effective in helping to manage pain, spasms, seizures, and speech impairments by relaxing the muscles.
Cerebral Palsy Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Treat:
Pain
Muscle spasms
Seizures
Speech issues
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Epilepsy, which is eligible for medical marijuana in Texas, is a neurological disorder in which abnormal brain activity causes seizures and disturbances in cognitive functions. Approximately 30 percent of people with epilepsy don’t respond well to conventional treatments, but cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant, has emerged as a promising alternative treatment option.
Research indicates medical marijuana treatments may decrease the frequency of convulsive seizures in some patients living with intractable epilepsy, and numerous patients and caregivers have come forward across the country in recent years reporting positive responses to CBD.
Epilepsy Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Seizures
Anxiety
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Huntington’s Disease is a progressive brain disorder in which nerve cells in the brain break down over time. Patients living with Huntington’s Disease may experience a wide range of symptoms such as involuntary jerking and movements, dystonia and muscle problems, problems with coordination, cognitive issues and confusion, depression, and anxiety.
As an approved condition for medical marijuana in Texas, patients living with Huntington’s Disease may find relief for many of the physical and psychological symptoms while using cannabis medicine.
Huntington’s Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Treat:
Anxiety
Restlessness
Insomnia
Pain
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While the cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is still unknown, this potentially disabling disease triggers the body’s immune system to attack the central nervous system. MS can trigger a wide range of symptoms for patients including muscle spasms, pain, fatigue, slurred speech, dizziness, and anxiety.
Research shows medical marijuana, containing CBD levels equal to or higher than THC, has had positive effects on muscle spasticity and pain. The effects of cannabis and its safety have been reviewed by the American Academy of Neurology in a practice guideline. In Texas, MS is a covered condition eligible for medical marijuana.
MS Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Muscle spasms
Anxiety
Pain
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement and is a covered condition for medical marijuana in Texas. Patients living with Parkinson’s may experience tremors, slowed movements (bradykinesia), rigid muscles, involuntary muscle movements (dyskinesia), impaired posture, spasms, and speech changes. Other associated symptoms can include depression, anxiety, hallucinations, sleep disorders, and late-stage dementia.
Multiple studies in animal models have demonstrated symptom relief, improvement of treatment-induced dyskinesias, and suggest a role in neuroprotection with various cannabinoid therapies. Parkinson’s patients have reported improvements in pain management, movement, spasms, and overall quality of life with cannabis medicine.
Parkinson’s Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Dyskinesia
Bradykinesia
Muscle spasms
Rigidity
Insomnia
Anxiety
Pain
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Peripheral Neuropathy occurs when the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are damaged due to traumatic injuries, infections, metabolic problems, and exposure to toxins.
Several clinical studies suggest that patients with Peripheral Neuropathy may benefit from low-dose medical cannabis for pain, insomnia, and overall functioning. As a covered condition, patients diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy are eligible for cannabis medicine in Texas.
Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Treat:
Pain
Insomnia
Inflammation
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will become a covered condition for medical marijuana in Texas starting September 1, 2021. PTSD is a debilitating neurological condition that develops after experiencing a shocking, scary or dangerous event. The most common symptoms are flashbacks, nightmares, difficulty sleeping, avoidance, cognition, and mood problems.
Research has found that cannabinoids directly affect the brain and central nervous system which may play a role in easing the symptoms of many neurological conditions. Medical marijuana has been shown to reduce PTSD symptoms, sleep disturbances, and nightmares.
PTSD Symptoms Medical Marijuana May Relieve:
Flashbacks
Nightmares
Insomnia
Anxiety
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Spasticity is a condition where a person’s muscles stiffen and/or tighten involuntarily, restricting and affecting their ability for normal movement and speech. While it is not a disease or illness unto itself, it is a commonly occurring co-morbidity that accompanies many prevalent muscular and neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Encephalitis, ALS, and Meningitis.
Of all the current qualifying conditions listed on the Texas Compassionate Use Act, spasticity has shown the most promise with treatment from medical cannabis. There have been several studies that show a patient suffering from spasticity can find relief from the symptoms of spasticity with CBD and THC treatment. Patients living with Spasticity have reported improvements in pain management, spasms, and sleep while taking medical cannabis.
Spasticity Symptoms Medical Marijuana Can Relieve:
Muscle Spasms
Pain
Insomnia
Anxiety
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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency
5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase deficiency
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Adenylosuccinate synthase Deficiency
Alexander disease
Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias
Amyloidoses
Argyrophilic Grain Disease
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency
Asparylglucosaminuria
Ataxia neuropathy spectrum
Autism and other spectrum disorders
B
Bidirectional enzyme deficiency
Biopterin Defects
C
Canavan disease
Cancer
Central Core
Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Sub-cortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
Cerebral Palsy
Charcot Marie Tooth and related hereditary neuropathies
Childhood Myocerebrohepatopathy spectrum
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation
Corticobasal Degeneration
Creatine Disorders
Creatine Transporter Defect, also known as SLC 6A8
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy)
D
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Deoxyguanisine kinase deficiency
Dihydropirimidinase Deficiency
Dihydropteridine reductase
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase Deficiency
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
E
Epilepsy
F
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Familial or Sporadic Fatal Insomnia
Familial Spastic Paraplegia
Farber Disease
Fatty Acid Oxidation
Freidreich’s Ataxia
Frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 caused by mutations in MAPT gene
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
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Galactosemia
Galactosialidosis
Gaucher Type 2 and Type 3
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease
Globular Glial Tauopathy
Glutaric acidemia type 1
Glycine encephalopathy, also known as non-ketotic hyperglycinemia
Glycogen Storage-Lysosomal: Pompe Disease
GM1 gangliosidosis
GM2 gangliosidosis also known as Tay-sachs and Sandhoff Disease
Guanidinoacetate methytransferase deficiency
Guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase deficiency
H
Homocysteine re-methylation defects
Huntington’s Disease
Hypoxanthine-guanine phosophoribosyltransferase Deficiency also known as Lesch-Nyhan disease
K
Kearn Sayers Syndrome
Krabbe
Kuru
L
L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria
L-Arginine/glycine amidinotransferase deficiency
Leukodystrophy
Lewy Body Disorders
Long-chain L-3 hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
M
Mannosidosis
Manosidosis alpha and beta
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Metal Metabolism
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency severe variant
Mitochondrial Conditions
Mitochondrial Depletion syndromes types 1 through 14
Mitochondrial Encephalopathy Lactic Acidosis Stroke
Mitochondrial Encephalopathy Ragged Red Fiber
Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy
Monoamine oxidase deficiency
Motor Neuron Disease
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
Mucolipidoses
Mucolipidoses Type II, also known as Inclusion Cell disease
Mucolipidoses Type III, also known as pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy
Mucopolysaccaridosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, also known as Hurler Syndrome or Scheie Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, also known as Hunter Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III, also known as Sanfilippo A and B
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV, also known as Maroteaux-Lamy
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII, also known as Sly
Multiple Sulfatase deficiency
Multiple System Atrophy
Muscular Dystrophies
Myoclonic epilepsy myopathy sensory ataxia
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Neimann Pick Type A and B
Neimann Pick Type C
Neonatal Adrenoleukodystrophy
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
Neurofibrillary Tangle dementia, also known as Primary Age-related Tauopathy
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis types 1-10 including Batten Disease
Neuropathy, Ataxia, and Retinitis Pigmentosa
Neurotransmitter defects
O
Oligosaccharidoses
P
Pantothenate Kinase Associated Neurodegeneration
Parkinson’s Disease
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Peripheral Neuropathies
Peripheral neuropathy types 1 through 4
Peroxisomal biosynthesis defects
Peroxisomal Disorders
Pick Disease
Polymerase G Related Disorders
Polyol disorders
Primary Lateral Sclerosis
Prion Diseases
Progressive Choreas
Progressive dystonias DYT genes 1 through 20
Progressive Muscular Atrophy
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Pterin-4-carbinolamine dehydratase
PTSD
Purine and Pyrimidine Defects
Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Pyruvoyl-tetahydropterin synthase
R
Refsum Disease
Respiratory chain disorders complex 1 through 4 defects: Co Q biosynthesis defects
RRM2B-related mitochondrial disease
S
Salidosis
Schindler
Segawa Diease, also known as Dopamine Responsive Dystonia
Sepiapterin reductase
Sialidosis
Spasticity
Sphingolipidoses
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Subacute necrotizing encephalopathy, also known as Leigh syndrome
SUCLG1-related mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, encephalomyopathic form with methylmalonic aciduria
Synucleinopathies
T
Tauopathies
Thymidine Kinase
Transactive response DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) Proteinopathies
Trifunctional protein deficiency
V
Vascular dementia
W
Wilson Disease
X
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Z
Zellweger syndrome
Our Providers Serve the Entire State of Texas!
Our mission is to help Texans get access to the medicine they so desperately need. Thrive has reliable physicians who are certified to provide qualified patients with a medical marijuana prescription through our virtual consultations.
How it works
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Schedule an Appointment
Your initial physician appointment will be to determine your eligibility for a prescription. Based on your symptoms, we will generate a personalized treatment plan specific to your needs.
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Order From a Dispensary
Once deemed eligible, the provider will enter the patient’s details into the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT) Registry. From there, we offer a seamless handoff to the dispensary, and one of their representatives will reach out directly to fulfill the prescription.
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Have Follow-Up Appointments
In order to keep your prescription active, you must stay in touch with us. Our prescription is only enough to last our patient for six months.
Honoring Our Heroes
Thrive Medical Cannabis is a proud supporter of our first responders, medical personnel, teachers, and veterans. In honor of your service, we offer our heroes discounts on medical cannabis appointments. Find out more about our Hero Program and how to qualify at the link below!
Patient Reviews
“Thrive medical has truly been a boon in my life. Cal Graves was awesome, compassionate, and took time to listen to and address any questions, comments, or concerns that I had. Truly, if Thrive and their products had not been accessible to me, I’m not sure where I would be right now (nor would I want to know)! Thank you all so much!”
— Joseph
“Thrive Medical Cannabis has given me my life back. I honestly didn’t think I would qualify because of the law. They look at your medical records and listen to your issues and then make informed decisions. They explain the entire process then work to get you set up with a dispensary to get you your medicine. If you suffer from severe chronic pain schedule an appointment. Also, they have a veteran discount that saves you a lot of money.”
— Dylan
“Everyone I dealt with and spoke to were incredibly friendly and helpful. I was able to get approval within a couple days and had a prescription sent out right away. These guys are the best and I truly appreciate their service!”
— Ryan
Schedule a Free Consultation
Our team is ready to guide you in the right direction and get you access to medical marijuana in Texas! All appointment types can be scheduled at the link below.