How we research and write

Health and legal information can do harm when it is wrong. These are the rules every page on this site follows.

Where our facts come from

We prefer primary sources, in roughly this order:

1. The law itself. Australian legislation and legislative instruments, including the Poisons Standard and the Therapeutic Goods Act.
2. Regulators and governments. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the Office of Drug Control, state and territory health departments and road authorities.
3. Published research. Systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials in peer-reviewed journals. We name the study, its size and its dose.
4. Professional bodies. Position statements from Australian medical colleges and similar organisations.

We use news reports, law-firm summaries and industry sources only to fill gaps. The footnote names the publisher, so you can judge the source for yourself.

Every claim is cited

Factual claims carry a numbered footnote linking to the source. If we cannot find a reliable source for a claim, we leave the claim out.

How we use AI

We want to be plain about this. CBD Love is produced with substantial help from artificial intelligence (AI) tools, under the direction of the site’s owner.

• Research and writing. AI tools search for and read sources, compile fact sheets, draft pages and check drafts against the written rules on this page. The owner decides what the site covers and sets those rules.
• Weekly automated updates. Once a week an AI agent checks key sources for changes: the TGA, Federal Court decisions on cannabis advertising, state and territory laws, Ahpra, sports anti-doping bodies, the PBS and newly published trials. When a primary source confirms a change, the agent may update the affected pages, add a dated entry to What’s new and publish it straight away, without a person reviewing it first. It is instructed to publish only what a primary source supports, to report anything uncertain to the owner instead of publishing it, and not to change an evidence grade unless new high-quality research clearly justifies it. The owner receives a summary of every weekly run.
• No professional review. As of November 2026, pages are not reviewed by a doctor, pharmacist or lawyer before publication.

AI tools can misread a source or state something more confidently than the source allows. That is the main reason every fact links to its source: please check anything important, and tell us at hello@cbdlove.com.au if a page gets something wrong.

We grade the evidence

Each condition guide carries one of five evidence grades, from “strong evidence” to “trials show no benefit”. The grade describes the evidence for CBD specifically, not for cannabis in general or for products that also contain THC. Our evidence grading guide explains each grade.

We separate CBD from cannabis

Much of what is written about “medicinal cannabis” concerns THC or mixed products. A result from a THC trial tells you little about CBD. Where we discuss a study, we say what was in the product.

We say when things are uncertain

Where the law is unclear, where studies conflict, or where we could not confirm the current position, we say that plainly.

We do not make therapeutic promises

We describe what research found. We do not say that CBD treats, cures or prevents any condition, and we do not recommend products, brands, clinics or doses. We do not name commercial brands, clinics or sellers, except when reporting regulator or court enforcement action, which we describe in the regulator’s or court’s own terms (for example, “alleged” until a court decides).

Dates and re-checking

Every page shows the date it was last updated. Sources on law and access are checked for changes every week, because those rules change most. Facts that can change are written with a date, such as “as of November 2026”.

Language

We write in Australian English, in plain words, and we explain jargon the first time it appears. The glossary covers the rest.

This page is general information, not medical or legal advice. Laws and evidence change; we show the date we last checked the facts at the top of every page. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.

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