When shopping at RISE Dispensary, the RISE Rewards loyalty program presents itself as a welcome bonus for repeat customers. With free membership, you automatically enroll when you visit one of the RISE locations and register online. According to RISE’s own site, members “earn points that are redeemable toward future purchases at 90+ dispensaries nationwide.”
What you earn & how it works
The program is straightforward: you acquire points with every dollar spent in-store and later redeem them for store discounts. One Reddit user put it simply:
“Yes, you earn 1 point for every dollar you spend. … Every 100 u spend, u get 3 back.”
On RISE’s website, the details are less granular but emphasize, “With a free membership, you’ll earn points … that are redeemable toward future purchases.” So if you’re a frequent shopper at RISE and value loyalty perks, this is a program worth joining.
Benefits & positives
- Simplicity – The mechanics are easy: shop, earn, redeem. No confusing tiers or hoops to jump through. As the company blog states, “RISE Rewards hooks you up with points every time you shop, and you can redeem them for discounts when you’re ready to re-up.”
- Nationwide network – If you travel or live in multiple states with RISE locations, you benefit from use across many stores.
- Encourages loyalty – For a consumer who visits often, a loyalty scheme like this nudges you to keep coming back rather than shopping elsewhere.
Some caveats & criticisms
While the program is solid in concept, user feedback highlights notable limitations:
- The rewards value appears modest. One Reddit thread complained, “$3 for every 100 points is already a joke … now they expire.”
That effectively means spending ~$100 yields $3 off—an effective rebate of about 3%. - Expiration concerns: Users say the points expire after a short period of inactivity, adding pressure to redeem rather than save.
- Transparency: The RISE site does not publicly show a full points-value chart (at least not prominently). Without this clarity, new members may not fully appreciate the real value they’re getting.
How it works in practice for the consumer
If you shop regularly – say monthly – and spend consistent amounts at RISE, the program does offer a meaningful upside. Over a year your points could add up and yield a noticeable discount. But for casual or infrequent visitors, the benefit is less compelling.
Moreover the redemption value (~3% or thereabouts) is lower than some retail loyalty programs in other sectors, which may offer 5-10% or better depending on tier or promotion. For a savvy cannabis consumer budget-wise (especially one managing pain or wellness use, as you are), the real question is: is that rebate enough to sway me to choose RISE over a competitor with better deals or lower base prices?
Final assessment
Overall, RISE Rewards is a decent loyalty program – worth signing up because it costs nothing and offers a small incremental benefit. If you are a frequent customer of RISE, the program adds up to a meaningful discount over time. But it’s not a game-changer. If you’re only an occasional shopper, or if you compare other dispensaries with more generous loyalty or discount programs, the value may be limited.
For your article audience (cannabis consumers, frequent-use wellness patients, and retail-savvy customers), the takeaway is this: join the program as a baseline benefit, but don’t treat it as a primary reason to choose RISE unless the rest of your buying behaviour already aligns with them. And always check whether their product pricing, local deals, and your personal usage pattern make this-worthwhile.