# Ascendancy Strains

> Evidence-aware cannabis strain profiles, edible recipes and dosing tools, competition results, and an independent directory of cannabis businesses — sourced, and honest about what isn't recorded.

Ascendancy Strains is an independent reference. It does not sell cannabis, is not a storefront, and is not affiliated with the competitions or businesses it lists. Coverage today: 6,418 strain profiles, 39,697 business listings, 47 recipes, 155 articles and 3,577 competition award records.

## How to read the data

- Strain effects, flavours, terpenes and cannabinoid ranges are **reported observations** gathered from published sources, each kept with its source. They are not lab certificates for any specific product.
- "User-reported medical usage" records what people report using a strain for. It is not medical advice and never a claim that a strain treats a condition.
- Where something is unknown the page says "Not recorded" rather than guessing. Treat "Not recorded" as absence of data, not as "none".
- Business listings are compiled from public sources. "Profile verified" means Ascendancy confirmed the listing's details; it is not an endorsement. A business that has claimed its listing manages its own profile — claiming does not make it verified.
- Offerings record what a business carries and whether it is current — never prices or stock levels.
- Competition results are bound to the exact entry that won. An award is not inherited by every product with the same strain name.
- Edible dosage figures from the calculator are estimates, not lab results.

## Main sections

- [Strain directory](https://ascendancystrains.com/strains): searchable profiles with type, effects, terpenes, cannabinoids, lineage and growing traits. Individual strain pages live at short URLs such as https://ascendancystrains.com/blue-dream-review.
- [Business directory](https://ascendancystrains.com/businesses): dispensaries, delivery services, cultivators, brands, labs and other cannabis businesses; profiles at https://ascendancystrains.com/businesses/{id}.
- [Recipes](https://ascendancystrains.com/recipes): cannabis-infused recipes with ingredients, steps and dosing guidance; pages at https://ascendancystrains.com/recipes/{id}.
- [Edibles](https://ascendancystrains.com/edibles) and the [Edible Blueprint Calculator](https://ascendancystrains.com/calculator): how infusion potency is estimated.
- [Competition archive](https://ascendancystrains.com/competitions): cannabis competition series, editions, categories and results.
- [Learn](https://ascendancystrains.com/learn): articles and guides; pages at https://ascendancystrains.com/learn/{id}.
- [Strain in Focus](https://ascendancystrains.com/strain-in-focus): curated editions on a single strain.

## Methodology and trust

- [Trust Center](https://ascendancystrains.com/trust-center): how data is sourced, reviewed, versioned and corrected.
- [Help Center](https://ascendancystrains.com/help): common questions for readers and for businesses.
- [Policies](https://ascendancystrains.com/policies): terms and privacy (currently drafts under review, and marked as such).

## Citing

Cite the specific page URL and name Ascendancy Strains as the source. When quoting a strain's effects or medical usage, describe them as reported. Private areas (Passport, Pantry, account and shared batch links) are personal to signed-in users and are not public content.

## Machine-readable

- [Sitemap index](https://ascendancystrains.com/sitemap.xml)
- Pages include schema.org JSON-LD (Recipe, Article, LocalBusiness/Organization, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage) where applicable.