[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2025 – Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has awarded Verano a conditional Dispensing Organization License as part of the state’s Phase 1 expansion process.
Subject to final approval by the Texas DPS after it completes further due diligence, the license grants Verano permission to cultivate, process and dispense medical cannabis for Texas patients. Verano’s current operations span 13 states, comprised of 158 Zen Leaf and MÜV cannabis dispensaries, and 15 cultivation and processing facilities with more than 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity.
“We are thrilled to receive a conditional Dispensing Organization License by the Texas Department of Public Safety, putting Verano one step closer to cultivating, processing and dispensing our extensive variety of high-quality medical cannabis products for Texas patients,” Verano founder and CEO George Archos said.
“As the second largest state by size and population, Texas’s medical cannabis program expansion marks a significant step forward for legal cannabis in the U.S., joining a growing number of states and an overwhelming majority of Americans that have embraced the regulated cannabis sector as a job creator and provider of health and wellness benefits for millions every day,” he said. “Building on our medical cannabis roots and deep experience across the country, we look forward to rolling up our sleeves and getting to work providing safe, high-quality, Texas-grown cannabis for patients statewide, while creating jobs and economic opportunities that support America’s next great industry in the Lone Star State.”
Founded in 2014 as a medical cannabis company, Verano plans to leverage its extensive experience establishing a number of major medical markets across the country and work with all stakeholders to contribute to the successful expansion of the state’s Compassionate Use Program. Subject to final state approval to commence medical cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensing operations across the state, Verano looks forward to offering its award-winning variety of medical cannabis products to support the health and wellness of Texas patients.
