Glossary
Adult-use (AU)
Cannabis sold to consumers 21+ under a state's recreational program, as opposed to medical sales to registered patients. Tax treatment, purchase limits and (since April 2026) federal 280E treatment differ by license type.
Why it matters for reconciliation: the tax fields and purchase limits recorded on a ticket depend on its class, so an adult-use ticket has to carry the right class all the way to the state receipt. A mismatch in the tax fields is often the first sign of a ticket rung under the wrong class.
Example: a store sells the same product to an adult-use customer and a registered patient. The two tickets are recorded on separate tax lines, because the state's rules differ for each sale type, so the books keep them apart.
Where this comes up on budally.com
- Metrc in Michigan: what a dispensary has to report, reconcile and keep — the operations view
- NMS2S explained: New Mexico's seed-to-sale system, what its API does, and what your store still has to do by hand
- The NMS2S API for dispensary software: what exists, what it supports, how access works
- Loyalty & wallet
- Compliance invoicing & accounting
- Can a dispensary text its customers? 10DLC, SHAFT-C and the channels that actually work in 2026
- Discounts vs repeat rate: run the counterfactual before you add to Q4
- Michigan's 24% wholesale marijuana tax: book it in cost, never on the receipt
Related terms
- Medical
Cannabis sold to registered patients, caregivers or reciprocal-card holders under a state medical program. Often tax-exempt or tax-reduced at the register; since April 2026 federally Schedule III and outside 280E when state-licensed.
- Dual-license
An operator holding both medical and adult-use licenses at a premises. Since April 2026, federal guidance asks dual-license operators to separate medical and adult-use activity in operations and recordkeeping.