A new survey indicates a majority of Texans support legalising marijuana for recreational purposes in the state.

The Texas Politics Project conducts multiple statewide public opinion polls in the state every year, and has been doing so since 2008. In its latest survey, just 15% of the state’s voters polled believe marijuana possession should never be legal under any circumstance, including 21% of Republicans.

But a majority of 51% think either small amounts (35%) or any amount (16%) of marijuana should be legal for recreational purposes, while 33% said that marijuana possession should only be legal for medicinal purposes.

For the survey, 1372 Texas registered voters were interviewed between April 18-28th, 2025 who were then matched down to a sample of 1,200 to produce the final dataset. The full survey report, which covered a multitude of issues, can be found here.

At this point, recreational marijuana is still illegal in the state and its medical cannabis program has a very narrow focus. Texas’s Compassionate Use Program (CUP) allows certain physicians to prescribe low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis for certain conditions; limited to:

• Epilepsy
• Seizure disorders
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Spasticity
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Autism
• Terminal cancer
• Incurable neurodegenerative diseases

In other cannabis related news out of Texas, a bill seeking to totally ban hemp products containing THC has been heavily revised before passing through a Texas House committee last week.

While Senate Bill 3 unaltered would have seen a major crackdown on such products, a rejiggered version passed by the committee last week would allow retailers to continue selling certain drinks containing THC and some other very low-THC consumables.

The bill now moves to the House floor where it is likely to see more tinkering – and then even if it should pass, the bill will need to be negotiated with the Senate, which had already passed the stricter version.

The original bill had the backing of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who said in December last year retailers have exploited agricultural law to sell what he described as “life-threatening, unregulated forms of THC” to the public and made them easily accessible – including to children.