Frequently Asked Questions

Cannalyze is South Africa's first cannabis intelligence platform. It's a members-only network with over 400 verified strains, real reviews from real people, terpene breakdowns, burn quality scores, and structured learning paths. Think of it as the plug for cannabis knowledge in South Africa.

It's a web platform at cannalyze.co.za. Works on your phone, laptop, tablet, anything with a browser. You just need an invite code to get in.

Not really. Those are global directories focused on where to buy. Cannalyze is South African, built on local strain data, and it's about intelligence. Understanding what you're consuming, not just finding it. And it's invite-only, so the community is curated.

No. Cannalyze doesn't sell anything. It's pure intelligence: strain data, reviews, education, community. What you do with that knowledge is up to you.

The point is knowing what you're looking at before you commit. Every strain on Cannalyze has a score built from real reviews: terpene profiles, burn quality, effects, consistency. When you walk into a club or a session, you're not guessing anymore. You're informed.

Member reviews use a 1 to 5 rating. A strain's public average only comes from approved member ratings; burn quality is tracked separately and is no longer used as a fallback rating. For rankings, Cannalyze gives more weight to strains with enough review volume, so a single perfect review does not outrank a strain with a stronger track record. Recommendation percentage is based on review signals rather than burn score.

There's a free tier that gives you the strain catalogue, the community feed, the leaderboard, and your profile. If you want the full learning paths, certifications, and the AI Budtender, that's the Pro tier.

It's an AI trained on the full Cannalyze catalogue. You can ask it to match strains to what you're looking for, break down effects and timing, translate your favourites into terpene profiles. Five different modes. It's like having a really knowledgeable budtender in your pocket.

You can't sign up from the website directly. Cannalyze is invite-only. You need an existing member to send you their Plug Pass. You scan the QR or tap the link, it verifies the code, and then you create your profile. Takes about two minutes.

Every member gets a personal invite code. Once you hit Level 15 you unlock your Plug Pass. It's your personal QR card that lets you bring people into the network. Each person you plug in gets tracked on your referral ledger.

Your referrals show up on your profile and the leaderboard. The more people you plug in, the higher your standing in the network. Every member who joins and reviews makes the data better for everyone. It's about building the intelligence together.

Cannalyze is an information and education platform. It doesn't sell, distribute, or facilitate the purchase of any product. It presents cannabis data: strain profiles, terpene science, community reviews. Everything on the platform is educational, in line with the Constitutional Court ruling of 2018 regarding private cannabis use in South Africa.

No. Never. Cannalyze is not a medical platform. When you see effects like "Relaxed" or "Focused" on a strain, those are observations reported by the community, not medical claims. If you have health questions, talk to a healthcare professional.

Contact info@cannalyze.co.za with your request. Your account and personal data will be removed within 30 days. Your reviews will be anonymised so the strain data remains intact, but your identity will be fully wiped from the platform.

Cannalyze operates under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). We don't sell your data, we use privacy-friendly analytics, and you can request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information at any time. Read our full Privacy Policy for details.

Cannalyze is built in South Africa, for South Africa. The team is based across Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. For partnerships, media, or general enquiries, contact info@cannalyze.co.za.