Methodology

Flower Scout separates recovered inventory from candidate evidence and verified COA/lab evidence. Inventory can be useful without being verified; verified labels require strict evidence matching.

What Counts As Verified

  • Batch-level COA/lab report.
  • Direct lab/COA URL.
  • Retail ID, package, or QR path resolved to lab data.
  • Report ID or sample ID resolved to lab data.
  • Terpene table with positive amount and explicit unit.
  • SKU, batch, package, or report match to recovered inventory.

What Does Not Count

  • THC/CBD only.
  • Brand homepage claims.
  • Product/menu pages.
  • Generic lab language.
  • Unverified QR or batch ID with no resolved lab data.
  • Retail ID, package ID, batch ID, report ID, or sample ID by itself.

Evidence Labels

inventory recoveredcandidate evidenceevidence pendingevidence rejectedverified lab/COA evidence

Strict Rule

No COA/lab verified label is applied without matched evidence. Flower Scout uses strict evidence rules: no product is labeled COA/lab verified unless batch-level or SKU-level evidence is matched.

Current Truth

  • Accepted real evidence currently 0.
  • Actual COA/lab evidence currently 0.
  • Public scraping alone is insufficient for high-coverage batch-level verification.
  • Authorized source feeds, direct COA/lab URLs, Retail ID/package paths, and lab report identifiers are the credible path to verified coverage.