Medical cannabis company files plans to remodel part of the former Ozona Grill building on Harvey Road

A medical cannabis dispensary could open in part of the former Ozona Grill and Bar at 520 Harvey Road, which has sat empty since the restaurant closed in 2023.

Plans have been submitted to the City of College Station to remodel roughly half of the building, KBTX reported late Thursday, citing the city. The applicant is Trulieve, a medical cannabis operator headquartered in Florida that runs more than 200 dispensaries in four states, according to the station.

What the plans show

According to the city's description of the filing, as reported by KBTX, the work includes a remodeled interior plus a new exterior look: updated facade, signs and paint colors.

Trulieve's lease would cover just a portion of the property. The restaurant's large outdoor patio, long one of its best-known features, is not included in the space the company plans to use, city officials told the station. No tenant has been identified for the rest of the building.

The city has not announced an opening date, and KBTX did not report one.

How the state program works

Texas lets patients with certain qualifying medical conditions obtain low-THC cannabis through the Compassionate Use Program, which the Texas Department of Public Safety runs. Only three organizations hold dispensing licenses under the program, according to KBTX.

Under House Bill 46, in force since Sept. 1, 2025, the state may grant 12 additional licenses. Trulieve won conditional approval for one of them, the station reported.

Separate from the Harvey corridor plan

The filing lands while the city works on a long-range plan for the Harvey Road corridor intended to shape the area for the coming one to two decades. City officials have said that rulings on specific properties, and on the uses allowed there, run on a separate track from that planning work, KBTX reported.

Residents can weigh in on the broader corridor plan at a public workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Visit College Station.

Sources

KBTX