This Michigan recreational dispensary FAQ covers what many shoppers want to know before a visit. That includes ID, purchase limits, taxes, where you can consume, medical cards, caregivers and how shopping at High Society works. Answers are short, with links to deeper guides. Laws change, so these answers reflect Michigan law as of October 2026.
Michigan recreational dispensary FAQ: shopping at High Society
When can I shop?
Each High Society store lists its hours on its own location page. Check yours on our store locations page before you head out, especially around holidays.
How can I pay?
Cash works. Other payment options vary by store, so ask yours before you go.
Can I order ahead?
Yes. Browse your store's menu online, add products to your cart and schedule a pickup time. First-time customers present a valid ID, and returning customers can sign in for a faster checkout. Prefer to stay in the car? Choose curbside, and we'll text you when your order is ready. Start an order online.
What happens on an in-store visit?
You'll check in with our security and front desk team, then wait for a budtender to call you up. Your budtender helps you choose, our order preparation team gets everything ready, and a staff member calls your name, takes payment and reviews the order with you.
Is there a rewards program?
Yes. The Society, our loyalty program, is free to join in store or online. You earn points on qualifying purchases and can redeem them for discounts or rewards at checkout, though points may not apply to certain promotions or products.
Age and ID rules at Michigan dispensaries
- Adult-use: you must be 21 or older and show government-issued photo ID or a passport. Michigan's adult-use law doesn't cover anyone under 21.
- Medical: registered patients 18 and older can buy with a valid medical card and photo ID, and High Society welcomes them.
- Every sale: Michigan stores check ID before every sale, not only on a first visit.
- Out-of-state IDs: for adult-use shopping, valid government IDs from other states are accepted in most cases. Bring yours and our team will check it.
How much weed can you buy in Michigan?
| Limit | Adult-use (21+) | Registered patient |
|---|---|---|
| Buying | 2.5 oz per transaction, up to 15 g as concentrate | 2.5 oz a day and 10 oz a month |
| Carrying | 2.5 oz, up to 15 g as concentrate | 2.5 oz of usable marijuana |
| Growing at home | Up to 12 plants per residence, locked and out of public view | Up to 12 plants in a locked, enclosed space if no caregiver grows for you |
Adults 21 and older may keep up to 10 ounces at home, plus what their own plants produce, as long as anything over 2.5 ounces is locked up. Adult-use stores can also sell up to three immature plants per transaction.
Products have their own caps. Adult-use edibles can hold up to 10 mg of THC per serving and 200 mg per package. Drinks can hold up to 10 mg per serving and 100 mg per container. Adults may also give up to 2.5 ounces, no more than 15 grams of it concentrate, to another adult 21 or older, as long as nothing is received in return and the gift isn't advertised.
Going modestly over the limits is usually a civil fine rather than a crime: up to $500 for a first violation when you hold no more than twice the limit. Larger amounts and repeat violations can bring misdemeanor charges. Our Michigan cannabis laws guide has the details.
Taxes on adult-use and medical purchases
Adult-use purchases carry a 10% excise tax plus Michigan's 6% sales tax, and the sales tax is figured on the price including the excise. On a $100 purchase, that's $10 in excise and $6.60 in sales tax. Medical sales to registered patients skip the excise and pay only the 6% sales tax.
Since January 1, 2026, Michigan has also taxed adult-use marijuana at 24% at the wholesale level. Growers, processors and other wholesalers pay it on their first sale to a retailer, so it isn't a separate line on your receipt. Industry groups sued over that tax, and the cases were still moving through Michigan's courts during 2026, so check current news for their status.
Where you can and can't consume in Michigan
Michigan's adult-use law doesn't allow consuming cannabis in public places. Here's how that plays out:
- Private property: generally allowed with permission from whoever owns or manages it. Landlords, hotels and other property managers can ban smoking, but a lease can't stop a tenant from lawfully possessing cannabis or using it in ways other than smoking.
- Vehicles: never use cannabis while driving, and don't smoke in a vehicle's passenger area on a public road. Keeping purchases sealed and out of reach is the cautious way to carry them.
- Driving high: Michigan has no numeric THC limit like the 0.08 alcohol limit, but driving under the influence is illegal. A separate zero-tolerance law also bars driving with any amount of a Schedule 1 drug, a list that includes marijuana, so don't drive after using.
- Schools: cannabis isn't allowed on the grounds of any preschool through 12th-grade school or on a school bus.
- Federal land: Michigan law doesn't protect you on federal land such as national forests, where federal law applies.
- Consumption businesses: some communities allow licensed consumption establishments, which need a state license and local approval.
- State lines: never carry cannabis across them. Michigan law ends at the state line, and federal law still applies.
Medical cards, caregivers, insurance and prescriptions
How do I become a medical marijuana patient?
- Check that you have a qualifying condition. Michigan's list includes cancer, PTSD, chronic pain, arthritis and Crohn's disease, among others.
- Get an evaluation and certification from a Michigan-licensed MD or DO. The state's online instructions call for an evaluation within the past six months.
- Apply to the state registry online if you don't have a caregiver, or by paper application if you're naming one. The fee is $40.
- Wait for your card. The state has 15 business days to approve or deny an application and 5 more to send the card or denial, plus mail time.
Cards go only to Michigan residents and last two years. Patients under 18 need two physician certifications and a parent or guardian as their caregiver. Our medical card guide walks through each step.
Do I need a prescription?
No. In Michigan, a physician certifies that you have a qualifying condition, the state registry issues your card, and you buy from licensed provisioning centers. There's nothing to fill at a pharmacy.
Who can be a caregiver?
A caregiver must be 21 or older, agree to a criminal background check and have no disqualifying convictions. Each patient can have one caregiver, and a caregiver can help up to five patients, with a separate caregiver card for each. Patients name a caregiver on the paper application, with no separate caregiver fee. Caregivers can buy for each connected patient within that patient's daily and monthly limits.
Does insurance cover medical marijuana?
Plan to pay out of pocket. Michigan's program certifies patients and issues registry cards, so purchases don't run through a health plan's pharmacy benefit. HSA questions are answered in the FAQ below.
Does a card change anything else?
Medical edibles can hold up to 50 mg of THC per dose, compared with 10 mg per serving for adult-use. A card doesn't stop a private employer from disciplining you for cannabis use, though.
Visiting patients and what Michigan allows on shelves
Can visiting patients use an out-of-state card?
Yes, at licensed medical provisioning centers. Michigan gives a valid, unexpired card from another state the same force as a Michigan card, and the store checks it along with photo ID. Call your High Society store before counting on an out-of-state card, and see our guide for visiting patients. Visitors 21 or older can also shop adult-use with government-issued photo ID.
What products do Michigan stores sell?
Licensed stores sell flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles, drinks, tinctures, capsules and topicals, all tested and labeled under state rules. Every package shows its THC and CBD content, the testing lab, the harvest date where it applies, Michigan's universal THC symbol and required warnings, including the Poison Control number.
Edibles come in opaque, child-resistant packaging and can't be shaped like people, animals or fruit. Delta-8 THC counts as marijuana in Michigan, so only licensed businesses may sell it, and products may contain no more than 10% delta-8.
At High Society, menus include flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, vape pens and edibles. Depending on the store, menus can also include topicals, tinctures, accessories and apparel.
Returns, product problems and getting help
Ask the store where you bought a product about returns or exchanges, and bring your receipt and the product in its packaging. If something is wrong with a product's quality or how it works, call or visit that store, and our team will help. Each store's location page lists its contact details, and our dispensary FAQ covers more shopping questions.
