Climate & Season
Texas's vast climate range: searing summers, long seasons, extreme east-west contrast.
Texas is so geographically large that it effectively spans multiple climate zones. Houston and the Gulf Coast are hot and intensely humid — subtropical conditions that rival Florida's for mold and pest pressure. San Antonio and Austin occupy the Hill Country transition zone: hot summers, low-to-moderate humidity, thin limestone soils. West Texas (El Paso, Midland, Odessa) is semi-arid to arid — scorching summer temperatures with very low relative humidity and alkaline soils. North Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth) is humid subtropical with genuinely cold winters and an ice-storm wildcard in January and February.
What these regions share is a generous growing season. Even in North Texas, last frost typically falls by mid-March. Deep South Texas (McAllen, Laredo) is essentially frost-free year-round. This makes Texas theoretically one of the best outdoor cannabis climates in North America by day count — the limiting factor is the legal environment, not the calendar. For indoor growers in Texas, summer cooling costs are the dominant operational expense: West Texas heat can push ambient temperatures above 100°F, requiring serious HVAC investment for a well-maintained grow room.
Texas's Compassionate Use Program represents a narrow legal pathway for patients with epilepsy, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and other qualifying conditions. The program is licensed-dispensary-only, meaning all cannabis in the legal market flows through the three licensed dispensing organizations (LDOs) authorized by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Home cultivation is a criminal offense in Texas regardless of medical status.
Texas cities we serve
Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Austin · Fort Worth · El Paso · Arlington · Corpus Christi
Compassionate Use Program / HB 46 (2025) — very limited low-THC cannabis for qualifying patients only. No recreational market. Home cultivation not permitted under Texas law.