Four different questions
Which molecule is named? What does the preparation actually contain? What form does it take? What has been studied in that same formulation? Keeping these questions separate prevents a medicine’s results from being assigned to a cream or vaping device merely because they share an abbreviation.
Flowers, resins and hashish
Flower and resin are materials containing mixtures; they are not synonyms for an isolated molecule. In smoked materials, combustion adds exposure to irritants and toxic substances. Appearance or a strain name cannot stand in for composition analysis. Source: Government of Québec, risks by method.
Vaping and inhalation
Extracts and liquids can include additives or contaminants. The CDC identifies risks across routes and links vaping with lung injury; it does not describe it as harmless. An isolated-compound study does not automatically validate a formulation or device. Source: CDC cannabis FAQs.
Oils, foods and oral medicines
Oil describes a format, not authorisation or composition. Oral preparations can have delayed effects that are unpredictable for the individual, while food-like forms can facilitate accidental exposure. Medicinal capsules or solutions must be interpreted through their specific documentation. Source: Government of Québec.
Creams and other topicals
Skin application raises its own questions about formulation and tolerability. We do not infer systemic effects from an ingredient appearing in a cream. Nor do we assume that an oil intended for skin is suitable for swallowing or inhaling. Read each documented form with its source, rather than as a list of recommended methods.
How the atlas handles forms
Entries identify forms described in the consulted sources and those lacking relevant evidence. A surveillance detection, an investigated product and an authorised medicine are different categories. The encyclopedia supplies no consumption instructions or recommendations.