usually one of: ordinary honey wearing a himalayan label, real-ish but cut with something, or no testing at all so they saved that cost and handed you...

Same. If the main selling point is adjectives, it's suspicious.

Honestly the best comparison is: 'don't force it into any category.'

Also tells you how serious the seller is. If they ignore shipping care, what else do they ignore?

Mine: how do you know anything online isn't fake?

And sellers love dosage talk because it turns into 'bigger = better.' That's how bad stories happen.

And they skip fraud incentives. That's the real modern context.

Let's also add a 'don't use history as proof of safety' note.

Most 'it's like kava' claims are just people trying to predict an experience.

Most history on the internet is fan fiction with confidence.

Then don't buy tbh. If the only way to know is to interrogate them, maybe skip it

So we make a checklist? Like 'ethical claims require receipts'?

If the website sounds like a movie trailer for a heist film, run. That's basically my whole filter