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    Fact-Checking

    Every claim, sourced and re-checked.

    The cannabis beverage space changes monthly — sometimes weekly. Here's the five-stage process we use to make sure what you read on WellSip still holds up tomorrow.

    Last reviewed: May 1, 2026

    The five stages

    01

    Claim identification

    Editors flag every factual statement in a draft — health claims, dosing numbers, legal references, prices, and brand attributes — before the article moves into review.

    02

    Primary-source verification

    Each flagged claim is checked against a primary source: the 2018 Farm Bill text, the relevant state statute, an FDA guidance letter, a peer-reviewed study, or the brand's own COA. Secondary sources (other publishers) are not enough.

    03

    Independent second read

    A second editor — who didn't write the draft — re-reads claims against the linked sources. Anything ambiguous is escalated to a subject-matter reviewer (clinician for health, attorney-friendly summary for legal).

    04

    Scheduled re-verification

    Legal and commercial pages are re-checked every 90 days. Health-adjacent guides are re-checked every 180 days, or sooner if a new study, regulation, or product launch changes the picture.

    05

    Corrections, in public

    Material corrections get a dated note at the top of the page. Minor edits (typos, broken links) are silently fixed. We log every change in our internal CMS so a reader can ask for the diff.

    What gets reviewed by an outside expert

    • Health & physiology: any claim about how THC interacts with sleep, anxiety, hormones, metabolism, or medication is reviewed by a clinician (RN, MD, or licensed therapist).
    • Legal status: state-by-state legality and shipping pages are reviewed by editors trained in tracking statutory changes — and re-verified after any cited bill is signed or struck down.
    • Lab & dosing: COA and cannabinoid-content claims are spot-checked against the brand's most recent third-party lab report, not marketing copy.

    Source hierarchy

    1. Tier 1 — Primary: Statutes, federal law text, FDA letters, peer-reviewed studies, third-party COAs.
    2. Tier 2 — Trusted secondary: Government health agencies, university extension publications, national newsrooms with cannabis desks.
    3. Tier 3 — Industry: Brand technical sheets and PR materials. Used only for product specs, never for safety or efficacy claims.

    How to flag an error

    See something that doesn't look right? Email corrections@wellsipguide.com with the URL and the line you're questioning. We respond to every correction request, even when we end up not changing the article.

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