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420.place product reviews should help readers understand evidence, uncertainty, and practical trade-offs. A review is not a guarantee of safety, effectiveness, availability, or personal fit. We separate what was observed from what a source supports, and we disclose when a product was not independently tested. The ICMJE Recommendations provide a useful reference for disclosure and conflicts of interest. The Cochrane Handbook and GRADE Working Group provide context for judging bias and certainty; they do not certify our individual reviews.
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What we record
Each review should identify the product and batch when available, the date and context of the evaluation, the label information supplied, and the limits of the sample. We look for a current COA and check whether it identifies cannabinoid content, relevant contaminant panels, laboratory details, and a matching batch. A COA is evidence about that tested sample, not proof that every later batch is identical.
How we handle experience
Sensory or usability observations are clearly labeled as observations. They are not clinical outcomes and should not be written as promises about sleep, pain, anxiety, focus, or other health effects. We avoid presenting a strain name, terpene profile, or potency number as a reliable predictor of a universal experience. Readers should treat subjective notes as context, not medical advice.
Independence and corrections
Commercial relationships, affiliate links, supplied samples, and conflicts must be disclosed. Payment or access must not determine a score. When a source changes, a product is recalled, a link fails, or a factual error is found, the page receives a dated correction or update note. A review may be held from discovery while evidence is incomplete; that is a governance decision, not a judgment about the product.
The methodology does not provide consumer dosing instructions. Readers with medical questions, medication concerns, or legal questions should use qualified local advice. A product page may describe packaging or availability, but it is not evidence of a health benefit. We therefore keep commercial claims separate from the evidence summary and disclose uncertainty when a source does not answer the reader's question.
Evidence an operator should retain
For every review, preserve the product name, batch, evaluation date, acquisition method, commercial relationship, COA, and the exact observations used in scoring. Separate sensory impressions from laboratory results and health claims. A supplied sample must be disclosed, and missing independent testing must remain visible to readers. The Responsible Use guide supplies the common safety boundaries that product copy cannot override. If a brand page, label, and laboratory record conflict, pause publication and keep all three records for review. This methodology does not certify a product, predict an individual response, or provide dosing advice. Corrections should identify what changed and when, allowing readers and later auditors to reconstruct the decision.