Higher Origins Terms of Use

Last updated October 31, 2026.

1.0 Overview

The website www.higherorigins.com and its related apps (together referred to as the “Site” and/or the “App”) are owned by Higher Origins, Inc. (“Higher Origins,” “Us,” “Our,” or “We”). Higher Origins offers software resources and information about the cannabis market through the Site and App. This includes user pages, articles, product info, image hosting, cannabis license searches in California, market insights, and marketing tools like menus and a marketplace. These services are intended for users of the Site (referred to as “End Users”).

Higher Origins also provides services to cannabis-related businesses like dispensaries, manufacturers, distributors, and cultivators in California (referred to as “Customers” and also “you” or “your”). Customers can list their business details and promote their services or products through menus (“Menus”), business pages (“Business Pages or Pages”), and the Higher Origins Marketplace (“The Marketplace”). These services offered to Customers are called “Business Services.” Collectively, Business Services and End User Services are referred to as the “Services.” Additional rules or guidelines for certain features may be posted on the Site, and they are part of this Agreement.

These Terms of Use (“Agreement”) establish the legal terms for using the Site and Business Services. If you use the Site or Business Services, you agree to this Agreement and confirm you have the authority to enter it. If you are using the Site or Services on behalf of a company or organization, you confirm you are authorized to represent and bind that entity to this Agreement. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use the Site or Business Services.

2.0 Customer Accounts

1. Some features of our Site, App, and Services depend on your type of California Cannabis License. Marketplace transactions require verification of the business’s applicable California cannabis licenses and permitted activities. Metrc connection is optional unless a connected feature requires it. Additional features may be paywalled, and only accessible by completing a payment for a monthly subscription called the Membership Tier and maintaining a good Membership Tier account standing.
2. By signing up, you confirm that:
   • (a) You have all necessary licenses for your business, including retail licenses as required by your local or state authorities.
   • (b) You’ll provide copies of these licenses to Higher Origins upon request and must provide accurate California cannabis license information for licensed business access. A Metrc connection is optional unless a connected feature requires it.
   • (c) The information you provide is accurate and up-to-date.
3. If you’re claiming a Business Page, you confirm you are the owner or authorized agent.
4. You’re responsible for keeping your account details confidential and for all activities under your account. Notify Higher Origins immediately if there’s any unauthorized access. We’re not liable for any issues if these requirements aren't followed.

3.0 Payment Terms

1. Registration and subscriptions: Registration is free. Higher Origins Membership, also referred to as the Supporter subscription, is optional and costs $50 per business per month. Subscription charges are separate from transaction fees. Membership does not create an unstated transaction-fee discount. Subscription invoices and payment records are maintained by Higher Origins internally; no automatic debit is authorized by these Terms. Membership renews monthly unless canceled. You may cancel future renewal from Business Billing or contact [email protected]. Already issued invoices, any agreed refunds, and existing written benefits are handled under their applicable terms. Payment instructions are provided by Higher Origins; recording a payment does not move money.
2. Bulk wholesale: Qualifying bulk, non-retail-ready cannabis products carry no Higher Origins platform transaction fee. Examples include bulk flower, trim, biomass, bulk concentrates and intermediate products. This 0% rate applies to qualifying Marketplace, public Menu, private Menu, unlisted Menu and direct B2B ordering transactions.
3. Retail-ready platform fee: The seller owes a 5% Higher Origins software/platform fee on completed platform-facilitated sales of retail-ready products, including packaged flower, pre-rolls, packaged concentrates, vape cartridges, edibles, beverages and Higher Origins brand products. The same base rate applies to Marketplace, qualifying Menu and direct ordering transactions and reorders. Product classification determines the base rate, not order source or buyer/seller business category. Independent transactions recorded only for bookkeeping, including historical transfer and purchase-order imports, do not become fee-bearing solely because they are recorded in Higher Origins.
4. Classification and verification: Sellers must accurately identify bulk and retail-ready goods. Bulk classification and proposed changes may require supporting evidence and review. Relabeling goods or changing an order label does not avoid an applicable fee. All transactions remain subject to verified licenses, permitted activities and applicable California requirements. A fee classification does not authorize an otherwise prohibited transaction.
5. Fee base and mixed orders: Fees are calculated separately for each delivered merchandise line on its accepted merchandise amount after seller-funded discounts and approved merchandise credits. Separately identified taxes, shipping, distributor services and Higher Origins’ own fee are excluded. Discounts already included in the negotiated price are not deducted again. Order-level merchandise discounts are allocated proportionally across the applicable merchandise lines. The merchandise base is rounded to U.S. cents; each line’s fee is then rounded to the nearest cent, with half-cent amounts rounded up. The order fee is the sum of those line fees. For example, $2,000 bulk flower incurs $0, $1,500 packaged flower incurs $75, and $500 pre-rolls incurs $25, for a total $100 platform fee.
6. Completion and earning: A fee is earned on the accepted merchandise recorded as delivered. Drafts, inquiries, offers and unfulfilled submissions do not by themselves create an earned fee. Partial deliveries earn only the applicable delivered portion. Later delivery records and retries do not charge the same merchandise twice. The seller’s receipt of payment from its buyer is not a condition of earning the platform fee. A recorded or automatically settled buyer invoice is not evidence that the seller has paid Higher Origins.
7. Seller statements and payment: Higher Origins issues monthly statements for eligible net platform fees from the preceding calendar month, using America/Los_Angeles time. Statements are normally issued on the first day of the following month and are payable within 30 days of issuance. The seller’s platform-fee statement is separate from its merchandise invoice to its buyer. Higher Origins records payments or refunds only after receipt is verified outside the software. No card processor, automatic debit or custody of cannabis sale proceeds is provided by this billing workflow. An undisputed overdue balance may result in access restrictions after notice.
8. Cancellations, returns and refunds: No fee is earned on merchandise canceled before delivery. An approved post-delivery merchandise return, refund or credit results in a proportional platform-fee credit using the original transaction’s fee and merchandise amount. Total credits cannot exceed the original net fee. Unbilled credits reduce future statements; credits relating to paid fees are retained as account credits or settled through a recorded external refund. A zero-fee bulk transaction does not generate a platform-fee refund. Reversing a mistaken buyer-payment bookkeeping entry does not itself prove a merchandise return. Corrections retain their original transaction and approval evidence.
9. Questions and disputes: Contact [email protected] with the statement, affected transaction and supporting information to report a fee error. Please report errors within 30 days after statement issuance. A timely good-faith disputed portion is paused while Higher Origins reviews it; the undisputed portion remains payable. This does not waive applicable legal rights. Buyer/seller disputes remain their responsibility under these Terms; Higher Origins reviews its own calculation and approved credit evidence.
10. Separate licensed services: Distributor service fees, shipping, taxes and other separately agreed charges remain separate. A 0% Higher Origins bulk platform fee does not waive those charges or authorize Higher Origins to perform a licensed activity.

4.0 Site Usage

1. License: Higher Origins gives you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the Site and Services based on this Agreement.
2. Restrictions: Your usage rights come with these limitations:
   • a. You can’t sell, rent, transfer, or commercially exploit the Site or Services.
   • b. You can’t modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works of the Site or Services.
   • c. You can’t use the Site or Services to create a similar or competing service.
   • d. You can’t copy or distribute any part of the Site or Services unless expressly allowed.
3. All updates or new features of the Site or Services will follow the same rules. Keep any copyright and proprietary notices intact.
4. Modifications: Higher Origins can change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site or Services at any time, without liability to you or anyone else.
5. Ownership: Except for your Customer Content, all intellectual property related to the Site and Services belongs to Higher Origins or its licensors. You don’t gain any ownership rights under this Agreement

5.0 Customer Content

1. Definition: Customer Content includes any information or content you upload or use with the Site or Services, such as your business information, promotions, photos, and data collected through third-party services (like METRC).
2. Responsibilities: You’re solely responsible for your Customer Content and any risks associated with it, like its accuracy or the potential for personal information disclosure. Your Customer Content must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy, and you can’t imply that it’s endorsed by Higher Origins.
3. Backups: Higher Origins doesn’t have to back up your Customer Content, and it can be deleted anytime. If you want backups, you must create them yourself.

6.0 License and Feedback

1. License to Higher Origins: You give Higher Origins a permanent, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your Customer Content (like Business Pages). This means Higher Origins can reproduce, distribute, display, create new content from, and use your content worldwide for their Site and Services. They can also allow others to do the same. Even if you terminate your agreement, some of your Customer Content may still be displayed or distributed.
2. Feedback: If you share feedback or suggestions, you transfer all rights to Higher Origins. They can use this feedback however they like. Feedback won’t be treated as confidential, so don’t submit anything you consider private or proprietary.

7.0 Acceptable Use Policy

1. General Restrictions: You agree not to use the Site or Services to upload or share content that:
   • a. Violates third-party rights, like copyrights or trademarks.
   • b. Is illegal, abusive, threatening, or offensive, including material promoting hate, racism, or harm.
   • c. Breaks any laws or third-party agreements.
   • d. Damages reputations or targets competitors unfairly.
   • e. Is paid political advertising, regardless of party, jurisdiction, or cause.
2. Compliance with Laws: You must follow all applicable laws when using the Services. This includes laws about advertising cannabis products. If someone substantially accuses you of illegal or unethical behavior, Higher Origins can temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your account at their discretion.
3. Cannabis-Related Content Restrictions: You can’t share content that:
   • a. Makes false claims about your products.
   • b. Promotes over-consumption.
   • c. Shows or suggests minors are involved.
   • d. Appeals specifically to people under 21.
   • e. Promotes or offers illegal cannabis sales or non-compliant business practices

8.0 Customer Content Guidelines

1. Keeping Content Updated: You’re responsible for ensuring your Customer Content is accurate and up-to-date.
2. Reviews: You can’t post reviews about your own or a competitor’s business or products. Reviews must reflect your direct, personal experience and should not be based on secondhand information. Reviews must also avoid:
   • a. All capital letters.
   • b. Plagiarism.
   • c. Spam or advertisements, including paid political content.
   • d. Sharing personal info about anyone.
   • e. Lewd or inappropriate comments about someone’s appearance.
   • f. Mentioning unrelated businesses or products.
   • g. Being generated by bots or automated services.
   • h. Being written by AI.
   • i. Venting personal complaints unrelated to the product or service.
   • j. Including location or personal information about a licensee beyond what is legally shared by the State (doxxing).
   • k. Slurs or offensive terminology about any protected class.
   • l. Promotion of sales or service.
   • m. Misleading links.
3. Photos: Any photos must be clear, relevant, and accurately show the product or business. They can’t contain graphic, violent, or offensive content. Artistic interpretation of images is on a case-by-case basis and Higher Origins retains the right to remove any photos it deems inappropriate at its sole discretion.
4. Advertising Standards: Your content can have ads, but they must only promote your licensed cannabis-related business or products.
5. Technology Restrictions: You must not use the Site to:
   • a. Spread viruses or harmful software.
   • b. Send spam, unauthorized ads, or chain letters.
   • c. Collect data from others without consent.
   • d. Disrupt or interfere with servers or networks.
   • e. Impersonate others or gain unauthorized access.
   • f. Harass or interfere with other users.
   • g. Use scripts or software to create multiple accounts or scrape data.
   • h. Share, solicit, promote, or link any investment platform, debt instrument, exchange, or digital cryptocurrency wallet.
6. Monitoring and Enforcement: Higher Origins can review and remove content or terminate accounts if they suspect you’re violating these rules. They can also report you to law enforcement if needed.
7. Indemnity: You agree to protect and cover Higher Origins (including its employees and agents) from any claims or costs, including legal fees, arising from:
   • a. Your use of the Site or Services.
   • b. Your interactions with other users (like other Customers or your customers).
   • c. Your Customer Content.
   • d. Your breach of this Agreement.
   • e. Your violation of any laws or regulations.

If Higher Origins chooses to take over the defense of such claims, you must cooperate and can’t settle the matter without Higher Origins' approval. They’ll notify you if a claim arises.

9.0 Other Users

1. Interactions with Other Users: Any interactions or transactions between you and other users (including redemption of Deals) are solely between you and those users. Higher Origins isn’t responsible for any issues or disputes that arise. They’re not obligated to get involved, and you must not encourage others to break this Agreement or Higher Origins' Terms of Use. Release: You release Higher Origins (and its employees, agents, successors, etc.) from any claims or disputes resulting from your interactions with other users. This includes any potential damages, injuries, or legal matters.

10.0 Disclaimers

1. The Site and Services are provided “as-is” without any guarantees. Higher Origins and its suppliers disclaim all warranties, including:
   • a. That the Site or Services will meet your needs.
   • b. That the Site or Services will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.
   • c. That the Site or Services will be accurate, reliable, virus-free, or legally safe.
   • d. That the Site or Services will comply with cannabis law in all jurisdictions.
2. You are responsible for ensuring your use of the Site or Services complies with all legal or regulatory requirements. Use of the Site or Services is at your own risk.

11.0 Limitation of Liability

1. We (and our suppliers) are not responsible for any lost profits or indirect, consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages related to this agreement, your use of the site or services, or your inability to use them. This applies even if we were warned that these damages could happen. Your access to and use of the site and services are at your own risk. You are responsible for any damage to your computer or loss of data from using the site or services.
2. If you have a claim related to this agreement, our liability (and our suppliers' liability) will be limited to the amount you paid to Higher Origins in the last 12 months (if any). Having more than one claim will not increase this limit.
3. Higher Origins does not vouch for, underwrite, secure, or co-sign any transactions, deals, terms, or business transactions between its users. Transactions facilitated by Orders placed via Higher Origins services are the sole responsibility of the parties of the transaction, and Higher Origins disclaims responsibility for any conflicts arising from these transactions. Users should always do their own due diligence when conducting Business-To-Business sales. As an ancillary software company, Higher Origins claims no financial ownership, stake, possession, or handling responsibility for any products bought, sold, traded, or transferred as a result of contact or Orders facilitated through the use of the App, Services, or Site.

12.0 Term and Termination

1. This agreement remains active as long as you use the site or services. We can suspend your access (including your Customer Account) or end this agreement at any time, for any reason, at our discretion. We will notify you using the contact information connected to your account, so it’s your responsibility to keep your information up to date.
2. If this agreement ends, your account and access to the site and services will be terminated immediately. You also understand that your account termination includes the deletion of your content from our live databases. Higher Origins will not be liable to you for the termination of this agreement or the deletion of your account and content. Even after this agreement ends, certain sections will still apply.

13.0 General

1. No Support or Maintenance: Higher Origins is not obligated to provide support or maintenance for the Site or Services. While our staff might assist you on a case-by-case basis, this is not guaranteed or required, and any help provided does not mean we’ll offer future assistance.
2. Changes to Terms of Use: Material changes identify their effective date and approved version. Higher Origins will provide appropriate notice and obtain required acceptance before applying new fee obligations to existing businesses. Continued access or an age-verification cookie alone does not establish acceptance of a new seller fee policy. Financial records and evidence of notices and acceptance may be retained as required for lawful accounting, dispute handling and recordkeeping, subject to the Privacy Policy.
3. Electronic Communications: You agree to receive communications from us electronically, such as through emails or notices posted on the Site. You must keep your email address current with us. By doing this, you agree that all agreements, notices, and other communications provided electronically meet any legal requirements that such communications be in writing. This does not affect your legal rights.
4. Choice of Law; Venue: This Agreement is governed by California state law, regardless of where you are located. Any legal disputes must be handled in federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California, and both you and Higher Origins agree to this jurisdiction.
5. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is invalidated by a court decision, statute or rule, or otherwise becomes invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in effect unchanged.
6. Miscellaneous: This Agreement, along with Higher Origins' general Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, is the entire agreement between us. If we don't enforce a part of this Agreement, it doesn’t mean we’re giving up that right. Section titles are for convenience and have no legal meaning. The term "including" means "including without limitation." If any part of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the rest will remain in effect, and the invalid part will be modified to be enforceable within the law. You are an independent contractor, not an employee, agent, or partner of Higher Origins. You can’t transfer your rights or responsibilities under this Agreement without our written consent, and attempts to do so without permission are void. This Agreement will apply to your assignees.
7. Copyright/Trademark Information: "Higher Origins" and its logo are trademarks of Higher Origins, Inc. You agree not to use these trademarks, or any third-party trademarks displayed on our site, without written consent from Higher Origins or the respective owners.