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Record taxonomy

Clear categories create credible records.

The registry is organised by the object, achievement, and primary metric—not by country, brand popularity, or a promotional headline.

17 defined families18 published entries2 qualified world firsts
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Published record families

Each family represents a distinct comparison question. Similar-looking achievements remain separate when the object, metric, rules, or evidence requirements materially differ.

How categories are defined →
01

Accessory / glass installation

Large-scale glass, accessories and functional installations.

02

Concentrate / rosin dab

Measured concentrate, extraction, and public dab-attempt achievements.

03

Cultivation / production facility

Documented cultivation, manufacturing, and regulated production-campus achievements.

04

Culture / collection

Globally significant cannabis achievements with documented evidence.

05

Culture / museum

Historic discoveries, cultural institutions and world-first evidence.

06

Edible / brownie

Record-scale food and infused creations documented around the world.

07

Edible / chocolate

Record-scale food and infused creations documented around the world.

08

Event / attendance

Global attendance, participation and landmark cannabis gatherings.

09

Genetics / business history

Historic discoveries, cultural institutions and world-first evidence.

10

Genetics / preservation

Seed-bank history, preservation and globally significant genetic libraries.

11

Hemp / cultivation

Cultivation history and measurable plant achievements.

12

Hemp history

Historic discoveries, cultural institutions and world-first evidence.

13

History / science

Historic discoveries, cultural institutions and world-first evidence.

14

Joint / construction

Exceptional rolling, construction and synchronized participation achievements.

15

Mass participation / joints

Exceptional rolling, construction and synchronized participation achievements.

16

Policy / world first

Worldwide legal and regulatory firsts that changed cannabis history.

17

Retail / entertainment complex

Large-scale cannabis retail destinations and visitor-focused entertainment complexes.

Comparison discipline

Four questions define a defensible category.

A record becomes comparable only when the object, metric, boundary, and proof standard are established before the result is promoted.

01
Object

What exactly is being measured?

A brownie, chocolate bar, joint construction, museum collection, event attendance figure, and legal first are different objects and need different rules.

02
Metric

Which value determines the result?

Length, finished weight, dry weight, attendance, item count, opening date, and implementation date are not interchangeable.

03
Boundary

What is included or excluded?

Supports, packaging, frames, repeated visitors, digital attendance, and unfinished components can change the outcome and must be treated consistently.

04
Evidence

What proof matches the metric?

Calibrated measurements, provenance, dates, independent witnesses, source independence, and challenger searches determine the final wording.

Need a new category?

Define the rules before the attempt.

A proposal should state the object, primary unit, permitted materials, start and finish conditions, invalid attempts, tolerances, witnesses, evidence custody, and worldwide comparison method.