We have spent years telling the raw truth about the plant, the people, and the policies that shape this industry. The most powerful stories come straight from lived experience. That is why we pay attention when a group builds research that captures what actually happens for patients and caregivers in daily life. Realm of Caring is doing exactly that with two major observational studies that are open right now.
The real-world CBD use and wellness study is investigating long-term outcomes from individuals who have used CBD for two years or longer, while the Realm of Caring Women’s Veteran study aims to understand how cannabinoids may benefit women from the veteran community by capturing real-world evidence and human-centered voices. If you care about safer use, better guidance, and smarter policy, these projects matter.
You can read up on Realm of Caring and its mission here:
https://realmofcaring.org
What follows is our take on why these studies are important, who should consider joining, and how the data can help everyone from patients to clinicians to brands do better. No fluff. Just what you need to know and where to click next.
Why Real World Cannabis Research Matters Right Now
Almost all cannabis use happens outside a lab. Clinical trials are valuable but they move slowly and often filter out the very people who are already using cannabis. Observational research runs alongside daily life and captures the complexity that clinical trials miss. It turns real-world lived experience into knowledge that drives progress by collecting data on outcomes, dosing, side effects, product types, and how people adapt over time. Real world, long duration, participant centered research fills the gaps that have held this field back.
That is what Realm of Caring is building. Big cohorts. Clean protocols. Remote participation. Results that can guide both personal use and professional advice.
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Study One
The Long Term CBD Study
What It Is
The Long Term CBD Study asks adults who have used CBD for two or more years to report how their CBD use relates to quality of life, sleep, pain, mood, and overall wellness. It also tracks dosing, product choices, and changes in routines. This is not a short sprint. It is a marathon that captures how CBD fits into real life over the long haul.
Full details and registration live here
https://realmofcaring.org/long-term-cbd-study/
Who Should Consider Joining
The team is enrolling two groups. Adults who use CBD regularly for two or more years and adults who have not used CBD for at least two years. Pulling in both users and non users allows researchers to compare trajectories over time. That comparison is the engine that reveals patterns beyond simple before and after snapshots.
If you are a steady CBD user who has built a routine and learned what works, you are exactly the kind of participant who can turn hard won knowledge into evidence. If you are not a user and you want to contribute to an honest baseline that helps the whole field, your perspective matters too.
What Participation Looks Like
This is a remote study built from a single survey. It takes 10-15 minutes of your time and your data is sent to the research team. You keep living your life. You do not have to change products or routines. You simply report on what you do and how you have felt over time. That is how the dataset grows into something useful for the entire community.
Why This Study Matters
CBD is everywhere but data on the safety of long-term use is still scarce. People want to know about tolerance, dosing adjustments, interactions with other meds, and slow burn outcomes like mood stability and sleep resilience. Years of follow up are the only way to answer those questions. This study points the industry toward better labeling, safer product design, and evidence informed counseling. It also creates a reality check for the hype machine. If something does not hold up over time, the data will show it.
Study Two
The Women Veterans Study
What It Is
Women who served have been underserved in research for too long. The Women Veterans Study is an in depth observational project that centers women who are veterans and uses remote surveys to track health outcomes related to cannabis use. The goal is to capture lived experience with enough detail and duration to inform clinical guidance and policy that actually fits this community.
Learn more and register here
https://realmofcaring.org/womens-veteran-study/
Why Women Veterans Need A Focused Study
We talk to veterans every week who are navigating pain, insomnia, trauma, and the maze of mixed messages around cannabis and the VA. Use is rising among older veterans and many cite medical reasons. Women veterans have specific needs and risk profiles that can differ from the broader veteran population. One size fits all advice does not cut it. A study that listens directly to women who served is the only way to get past assumptions and into solid evidence.
Who Should Consider Joining
If you are a woman who served in the United States military and are considering use, this study is for you. The design respects your time. It is remote, it is survey based, and it is built to translate your lived experience into insights that can help other women veterans make safer and smarter choices.
What Participation Looks Like
You complete an onboarding survey, then periodic follow ups that track outcomes such as sleep, mood, pain, daily functioning, and product choices. You do this from home. You do not have to switch products. You do not have to change your routine. The point is to capture reality, not invent a lab that ignores it.
What Sets Realm Of Caring Apart
Realm of Caring is not just a research sponsor. It is a nonprofit education hub that offers one to one guidance and evidence summaries while running multiple observational projects. That combination matters. The research feeds the education and the education helps people participate in the research. It is a flywheel for better outcomes.
Explore the organization here
https://realmofcaring.org
About And Mission
https://realmofcaring.org/about/who-we-are/
Active Research Opportunities
https://realmofcaring.org/research-studies/
From our seat in the industry, we call that doing the work. Bring people in. Respect their time and privacy. Share results. Improve practice. Repeat.
Who Benefits From These Studies
Patients And Caregivers
You get clarity on what tends to work and what tends to be noise. You see how others dose, how they adjust, and how long it can take to notice meaningful change. You can compare routes of administration to goals like sleep quality or post workout recovery. You learn which side effects pop up most often and how people manage them.
Clinicians And Counselors
You get long duration data that can inform screening, counseling, and follow up without relying on five minute anecdotes. You can spot red flags sooner and guide safer use. That is good medicine and good risk management.
Brands And Product Makers
You learn how people actually use products. You see the gap between label and lived experience. You get direction for formulations, delivery formats, and instructions that reduce confusion and improve outcomes.
Policymakers And Veteran Advocates
You gain a clearer map of benefits and risks that can drive policy beyond easy talking points. You can allocate resources where they matter most and support education that meets people where they are.
Practical Questions We Expect The Data To Answer
How do dosing patterns evolve over the first year of CBD use and beyond? Which outcomes improve early and which take patience? How do different delivery formats align with distinct goals? What side effects are most common in women veterans and do those differ by age or comorbidities? How often do people report cutting back on other medications and under what conditions? Where do people hit tolerance and how do they adapt? What does sustainable long term use look like across age groups?
These are not academic curiosities. They are the real questions that show up in conversation at dispensary counters, in clinics, in living rooms, and in comment sections. Good data makes those conversations useful.
How To Participate Today
If you are an adult who uses CBD regularly or an adult who has not used CBD for at least two years, review criteria and register for the Long Term CBD Study.
https://realmofcaring.org/long-term-cbd-study/
If you are a woman who served in the United States military, explore and sign up for the Women Veterans Study.
https://realmofcaring.org/womens-veteran-study/
To see all open studies in one place.
https://realmofcaring.org/research-studies/
If you are a clinician or organization leader and want to share these opportunities with your communities, start by bookmarking the research hub above and set a reminder to revisit it. Recruitment waves open and close as cohorts fill. Sharing the links when a new wave opens can make a real difference.
How The Data Will Be Used
Responses are de-identified and analyzed to identify trends in outcomes, dosing, safety, and co use with other therapies. Results are used to inform education materials and shared with the public as analyses are completed. This is how we upgrade community knowledge. Not with slogans. With evidence that anyone can read and apply.
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How To Help Even If You Do Not Enroll
Share the study links with your network. If you know veteran service groups or women veteran organizations, ask them to post the links in their channels. If you work in a clinic, add the links to your resource list. If you run a brand or dispensary, talk with your compliance and medical advisors about responsible ways to increase awareness for research and education. If you want to support the mission directly, visit the Realm of Caring site to learn how to contribute.
https://realmofcaring.org
Our Take
We believe in plant medicine. We believe in people who risk their time and energy to turn lived experience into science. We also believe the industry needs better guardrails than marketing claims and hearsay. The Long Term CBD Study and the Women Veterans Study move us in the right direction. If you are eligible, jump in. If you are not, help amplify. Either way, this is how we build a cannabis future that is safer, smarter, and credible to people outside the echo chamber.
