Don’t guess your edible dose. Use our free Edible Dosage Calculator to accurately measure THC and CBD per serving for homemade gummies, brownies, and baked goods.
Edible Dosage Calculator: Find Your Perfect Dose
Making edibles at home is a fun and cost-effective way to consume cannabis, but the math can be intimidating. If you don’t calculate your dosage correctly, a single homemade brownie could leave you feeling nothing—or send you into a 12-hour panic attack.
Our Edible Dosage Calculator takes the guesswork out of baking. By entering the amount of flower you are using, the THC/CBD percentage on the label, and your recipe yield, you can instantly see exactly how many milligrams (mg) are in every single serving.
Edible Dosage Calculator
Estimate THC & CBD mg per serving for homemade edibles. Always start low and go slow.
- 1–2.5 mg: very mild, good for beginners
- 2.5–5 mg: light effect, most casual users
- 5–10 mg: moderate, experienced users
- 10+ mg: strong; not recommended for beginners
Effects can take 1–2 hours to fully appear. Always consume responsibly.
How to Use This Edible Dosage Calculator
Whether you are making gummies, cookies, or capsules, finding your dosage only takes four simple steps:
- Enter Your Flower Weight: Input how much raw cannabis you are using to infuse your butter or oil. You can use grams or ounces.
- Add the Cannabinoid Percentages: Check the dispensary label on your flower and enter the THC percentage. If you are using a 1:1 strain or hemp flower, you can optionally enter the CBD percentage as well.
- Set the Infusion Efficiency: Not all THC transfers from the plant into your oil. A safe estimate for a standard home cook is 70% to 80%.
- Enter Your Yield: How many pieces will your recipe make? (e.g., 24 cookies, 50 gummies).
The calculator will instantly break down the total milligrams in your entire batch, the precise THC and CBD per serving, and your final cannabinoid ratio!
Pro Tip: Play with the “Number of Pieces” input! If the calculator says your cookies are going to be 50mg each, try doubling the number of cookies to see how it lowers the dose to a more manageable 25mg.
What is a Good Edible Dose? (The Standard Guide)
Because edibles are processed by the liver, 11-Hydroxy-THC is created, which is significantly more potent and longer-lasting than inhaled THC. Everyone’s tolerance is vastly different based on genetics, weight, and metabolism, but here is the generally accepted dosing guide for adults:
- 1mg – 2.5mg THC (Microdose): Ultra-low dose. Great for first-time beginners, mild focus, and daytime microdosing.
- 2.5mg – 5mg THC (Low Dose): Light effects. Good for casual users seeking stress relief, enhanced creativity, or help falling asleep without strong intoxication.
- 5mg – 15mg THC (Moderate Dose): Better for experienced users. Expect strong psychoactive effects, euphoria, and heavy body relaxation.
- 15mg – 30mg THC (Strong Dose): For medical patients and daily consumers with established tolerances. May cause impaired coordination or couch-lock.
- 30mg+ THC (Heavy Dose): Strictly for high-tolerance users or patients dealing with severe chronic conditions. Not recommended for beginners.
Safety Disclaimer & Best Practices
This calculator is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical or legal advice. Because homemade infusions lack the precision of a laboratory, your actual potency may vary.
When consuming homemade edibles, always follow the golden rule: Start Low and Go Slow.
- Wait at least 1.5 to 2 hours before taking more. Edibles can take a long time to kick in.
- Do not drive or operate machinery after consuming edibles.
- Keep all cannabis products strictly out of reach of children and pets.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This calculator provides a mathematical estimate, but biological factors play a massive role in how high you feel. What you ate that day, your metabolism, and your individual endocannabinoid system all dictate how hard an edible hits. Additionally, if your infusion process was exceptionally efficient, or if your flower tested higher than the label claimed, the final product will be stronger.
Infusion efficiency accounts for the THC that is lost during the cooking process. When you decarb your weed in the oven and steep it in hot butter, some THC degrades, and some is left behind in the plant material when you strain it. We estimate that a standard home cook captures about 70% to 80% of the available THC.
This specific calculator is designed for raw flower infusions. If you are using pure distillate, RSO, or wax, you retain almost 100% of the THC because there is no plant material to strain out.
Absolutely. If you are making CBD gummies from hemp flower, simply set the THC percentage to 0% and enter your CBD percentage. The calculator will output your exact CBD milligrams per serving!