Texas Original Expands Medical Cannabis Access With Five New Locations Across Texas

Texas Original opened a new satellite location in Plano last week, giving Collin County residents enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program a nearby option for same-day pickup that didn't exist before. The site at 601 West 15th Street is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Plano storefront is one of five locations the company announced March 5, adding a second satellite in San Antonio at 1464 Austin Highway alongside three pickup-only sites in Lubbock at 421 Frankford Avenue, Nacogdoches at 1320 North University Drive, and Tyler at 11980 Highway 64 East. Texas Original describes itself as one of the state's leading medical cannabis providers; National Today characterized it as the largest.

The distinction between satellite and pickup sites matters practically. Under House Bill 46, satellite locations approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety can store medical marijuana inventory onsite overnight, allowing patients to walk in and collect their medicine the same day. Pickup-only sites, by contrast, require product to be transported from a central facility on the day of the visit, which limits flexibility. The Plano and San Antonio sites carry that overnight-inventory authorization; Lubbock, Nacogdoches and Tyler do not.

Texas Original CEO Nico Richardson framed the expansion in terms of geographic reach. "Strengthening access to safe, reliable medical marijuana remains our driving mission," Richardson said. "These new locations allow more Texans to receive their medicine locally, reflecting our commitment to serving patients in every corner of the state."

The company said the five new sites collectively serve an addressable market of more than 14,000 patients, though the precise meaning of that figure varies slightly across sources: the company's press release described it as an "addressable market," while National Today characterized it as an additional 14,000 patients newly reachable statewide. Texas Original has not publicly clarified the distinction.

Before this round of openings, Texas Original operated storefronts in Houston Heights and South Austin, along with a network of satellite and pickup sites across the state. Whether the figure of four approved satellite locations and 14 pickup sites represents the company's footprint before or after these five additions is unclear from available reporting; the company has not issued a post-expansion site count.

Qualifying patients can place orders online through the Texas Compassionate Use Program. Recreational marijuana remains illegal in Texas; the Compassionate Use Program permits low-THC cannabis only for patients with specific medical conditions. The company said additional openings are planned through the rest of 2026.