A dispensary rewards program is a simple trade: you shop where you already like to shop, and the store gives a little back. Most programs run on points, and some add member pricing or birthday perks. Here's how these programs generally work, how High Society's program, The Society, works, and how to get real value without buying more than you planned.
What a dispensary rewards program is
A rewards program, often called a cannabis loyalty program, keeps track of your purchases at one dispensary or chain and turns them into savings. You sign up with your contact details, and each qualifying purchase adds dispensary points to your account. Later, you trade those points for a discount or a reward at checkout.
At High Society, adult-use shopping is for adults 21 and older, and medical card holders 18 and older can also buy. Rewards programs serve those same customers, so the perks are adults-only too.
Why rewards programs matter to regular shoppers
If you buy cannabis now and then, rewards are a nice bonus. If you shop regularly, they add up: points collect on purchases you were making anyway, and members often hear about new products and offers first.
A home store helps. When every purchase goes through one account, your points build in one place instead of scattering across several programs.
It also helps to know how rewards differ from deals. A store deal is usually a price cut open to every shopper while it runs. Rewards are earned over time, belong to your account and reflect your history with the store.
One thing a rewards program shouldn't do is change how much you buy. Shop for what you'll actually use, and think of points as a thank-you, not a target.
Common features: points, tiers, birthday perks and member pricing
Most dispensary programs mix a few familiar pieces:
- Points: You earn on qualifying purchases and redeem for discounts or products. How fast points build varies by program.
- Tiers: Some programs move you up levels as you spend more over a year, with richer perks at higher levels.
- Birthday rewards: Some programs add dispensary birthday rewards, sometimes with a window to use them.
- Member pricing: Members-only discounts, special pricing or early access to new products.
- Bonus opportunities: Extra points on certain days, products or holidays.
- Online perks: Some programs save their sales for members who order online.
Each store sets its own terms, so two programs with the same features can work very differently.
How High Society's rewards program, The Society, works
Our loyalty program is called The Society. Here's how it works:
- Joining is free. Sign up in store or online, or ask our staff to sign you up at the counter.
- Points add up automatically. They're added to your account with every qualifying purchase.
- Redeem at checkout. Use points for discounts or rewards when you check out, in store or online. Our team will help you apply them.
- Track your points through your account, in store or online.
- Member perks include exclusive discounts, personalized offers, special pricing and early access to new and limited-edition products.
- Online-only sales. Members get access to special online sales and promotions.
- Birthday rewards are part of the program.
- Updates by email keep you posted on new rewards and offers.
- Some exclusions apply. Points may not apply to certain promotions or products.
For current perks and full details, visit our rewards program page and Join The Society. You can also sign up in person at any of our eight Michigan stores, from Big Rapids to New Buffalo.
How to earn dispensary rewards, step by step
Here's the whole cycle, from sign-up to savings:
- Join. Sign up for free in store or online. At High Society, our staff can set you up at the counter.
- Share how to reach you. Programs use your phone number or email to find your account and send offers. When you check in with us, you can share both to hear about discounts and special offers.
- Shop as usual. Points land in your account with each qualifying purchase.
- Check your balance. Look at your account in store or online before you shop.
- Redeem at checkout. Apply points for a discount or reward, and let our team help if you're unsure how.
- Bring your ID every time. You need a valid government-issued ID for every purchase, rewards or not.
Getting more value from your rewards
A few habits help your points go further:
- Use one account every time. Points build fastest when every purchase lands in the same place.
- Order ahead online. Browse the menu, order for in-store or curbside pickup and apply your rewards as you check out. Your account online also shows your points.
- Read member emails. Program updates, new rewards and offers arrive there.
- Ask your budtender. Our team can help you apply a reward and explain which items qualify.
- Check exclusions first. Points may not apply to certain promotions or products, so ask before you count on them for a specific purchase.
- Look at deals and points together. Browse current deals, then ask how points apply to the items you want.
- Watch for your birthday perk. Check the program page or ask in store for how it works.
Our guide to shopping for cannabis on a budget has more ways to save without cutting corners on quality.
What to compare between programs
Michigan dispensary rewards programs vary a lot from store to store. If you're weighing more than one, the fine print matters more than the headline:
- What counts: which purchases qualify for points, and whether sale items earn them.
- Exclusions: products or promotions that don't earn points or can't be paid for with them.
- Expiry: whether points or rewards expire, and how long you have to use a birthday perk.
- Redemption options: dollars off, free products or both, and whether you can redeem online as well as in store.
- Tiers: how levels are reached and whether they reset each year.
- Where points work: whether your balance follows you to other locations.
- Messages: how often the store will contact you, and how to change your email or text settings.
A program that looks smaller on paper but fits the way you actually shop is often worth more than a flashier one. Whichever program you choose, the basics stay the same: bring a valid government-issued ID, and enjoy cannabis responsibly.
