Sec. 487.104. ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, OR DENIAL OF LICENSE. (a) The department shall issue or renew a license to operate as a dispensing organization only if:
(1) the department determines the applicant meets the eligibility requirements described by Section 487.102; and
(2) issuance or renewal of the license is necessary to ensure reasonable statewide access to, and the availability of, low-THC cannabis for patients registered in the compassionate-use registry and for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code.
(b) If the department denies the issuance or renewal of a license under Subsection (a), the applicant is entitled to a hearing. The department shall give written notice of the grounds for denial to the applicant at least 30 days before the date of the hearing.
(c) A license issued or renewed under this section expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance or renewal, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (S.B. 339), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
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