Short answer
A weed subscription box with a cartridge is a recurring order from a state-licensed cannabis store. The store keeps your payment method on file, or you reorder each cycle, and a driver hands you the box at your address. The box cannot arrive by US mail. Federal law lists marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance, and USPS Publication 52 lists it as nonmailable. The whole service runs inside one state.
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How a recurring order works
- Enrollment: you choose a cycle of 30 or 60 days and a box tier.
- Payment: debit card, cash on delivery, or a cashless ATM transfer. Visa and Mastercard block cannabis charges, so a card on file means a debit workaround.
- Age check: the driver scans your ID at the door. Adult-use buyers must be 21 or older. Some medical states allow 18 or older with a valid patient card.
- Cancellation: the terms sit on the checkout screen. Read them before the second charge.
What sits in the box
Cartridge sizes are 0.5 g and 1 g. Types include distillate, cured resin, live resin, and live rosin. A 0.5 g distillate cartridge costs about $20 to $40 before tax. A 1 g live resin cartridge costs about $50 to $90. Tax moves the number. California adds a 15% excise tax plus local sales tax. Colorado adds a 15% state sales tax on retail cannabis plus a 15% excise tax on cultivation. Many boxes also add a 510-thread battery, a charger, and one edible or pre-roll.
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State purchase limits
Concentrate caps apply per transaction. California adult-use customers can buy 8 g of concentrate in one transaction. Colorado adult-use customers can buy 8 g. Michigan adult-use customers can buy 15 g. A box that holds more than the cap cannot be filled in that state.
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Checks before you subscribe
- License number on the store page. Cross-check it against the state regulator database.
- Test label: potency, pesticides, residual solvents, microbials. Every legal state requires this panel.
- Batch and harvest date on the cartridge. Distillate holds 12 to 24 months. Live resin loses terpenes after about 6 months.
- Recurring charge terms and a cancellation path that does not require a phone call.
What no service can promise
No store can mail a THC cartridge across state lines. No store can sell across state lines. A site that offers to ship a cartridge into a state where it holds no license is not operating under that state's law. If a listing claims hemp and shows delta-9 THC above 0.3% by dry weight, the federal hemp definition does not cover it. Ask for the license number and the test panel. If the seller cannot produce both, walk.