Edible Dosage Calculator
Step 1: Infuse Butter or Oil
🍳 Potency Loss Estimator
THC degrades during both infusion and baking. Configure each stage for accurate dosing.
Stage 1 — Infusion Temperature
The temperature at which you infuse your butter/oil (stovetop, slow cooker, etc.)
Stage 2 — Baking / Cooking Temperature (optional)
If baking your infused butter into brownies, cookies, etc. Skip if making tinctures, salad dressings, or other raw uses.
Step 2: Calculate Recipe Potency
📖 How to Read Your Results
Understanding milligrams of THC per serving is essential for safe and enjoyable edible experiences. In most legal cannabis markets, 10mg THC is considered one standard dose — roughly equivalent to a single commercially produced gummy or chocolate square.
At 5mg or below, you’re in microdosing territory. Many users find this range ideal for subtle mood enhancement, light relaxation, and functional creativity without significant impairment. This is the recommended starting dose for anyone new to edibles.
10–15mg produces noticeable effects for most people: pronounced relaxation, enhanced sensory experiences, and mild euphoria. Regular consumers often settle in this range for recreational use.
At 25mg and above, effects become strong even for experienced users. Doses above 50mg are considered very high and are typically only suitable for medical patients or those with very high tolerance. Remember: you can always eat more, but you can’t eat less. Wait at least 2 hours before re-dosing.
📊 Edible Dosage Chart by Experience Level
| Experience Level | Starting Dose | Max Dose | Onset Time | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 2.5 mg | 5 mg | 30–90 min | 4–6 hours |
| Intermediate | 5 mg | 15 mg | 30–60 min | 4–8 hours |
| Advanced | 15 mg | 30 mg | 30–60 min | 6–10 hours |
| Expert | 30 mg | 50+ mg | 30–60 min | 8–12 hours |
Note: Onset times vary significantly based on metabolism, stomach contents, and individual physiology. Edibles consumed on an empty stomach typically act faster.
🍪 Common Edible Recipes and Their Dosages
Here’s what typical homemade edibles look like when made with our calculator’s formula, using 7g of cannabis at 20% THC infused into 1 cup of butter (≈643mg total THC after losses):
| Recipe | Butter Used | Servings | ~mg THC/Serving | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Brownies | 1 cup | 16 | ~40mg | Expert |
| Chocolate Chip Cookies | ½ cup | 24 | ~13mg | Intermediate |
| Gummies (tincture) | ¼ cup | 30 | ~5mg | Beginner |
| Rice Krispies Treats | ⅓ cup | 12 | ~18mg | Advanced |
| Cannabis Butter Toast | 1 tbsp | 1 | ~40mg | Expert |
| Infused Salad Dressing | ¼ cup | 8 | ~20mg | Advanced |
These are approximations using 7g at 20% THC with standard infusion settings. Use the calculator above for your exact numbers. Reduce cannabis weight or increase servings to lower the dose per serving.
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Easily calculate the potency of your homemade edibles in just a few seconds with The HighWay’s handy Edible Dosage Calculator.
Cannabutter or Infused Oil:
- Input the THC and CBD percentage of your flower. If you don’t know, then 20% THC is always a safe assumption. If you want to be even more careful, then assume 25%. For CBD, use 0-1% if you do not know.
- Input the weight of the flower in grams. You can always eyeball it, but it’s much safer to use a scale. We would recommend this Nicewell Digital Scale which is highly rated for its accuracy.
- Input the amount of butter or oil.
- Calculate and view results to find the potency of your cannabutter or infused oil.
Recipe:
- Input the amount of cups being used in the recipe.
- Input the number of servings.
- Calculate and view results to find milligrams per serving.
- Enjoy your edibles with accurate knowledge of how stoned you’re about to get!
You may not know how to make your own infused oil, but that’s totally okay! The HighWay has a guide just for that – How to Make Cannabis Oil for Cooking.
To make it even easier, we reviewed some of the best cannabis infuser brands so you can make your own cannabutter and infused oil with barely any effort – The Best Cannabis Infusers for Edibles.
Since you’re already making edibles, you may be interested in some of The HighWay’s own recipes! They’re super unique and have tons of ingredients you never thought could work with cannabis – Recipes
Remember to always be safe when consuming edibles.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This calculator helps you estimate how many milligrams of THC and CBD are in your homemade edibles. First it takes the THC % and CBD % of your flower, the weight in grams, and the amount of butter or oil (in cups) you’re infusing. It then factors in an average ~75% cannabinoid transfer efficiency to output:
– Total mg of THC & CBD in the infused butter/oil batch
mg of THC & CBD per cup of infusion
– Then you input how many cups you use in your recipe + number of servings to get mg of THC & CBD per serving. (Source: calculator description on page.)
When decarbing and infusing your cannabis into butter or oil, not all cannabinoids transfer perfectly from the plant material into the fat medium. A 75% efficiency is a conservative, realistic average calculation used in home-infusion estimations to give safer, more reliable potency numbers.
That’s fine! The calculator allows you to make reasonable assumptions. If you don’t know THC %, using 20% is a safe assumption. If you want to err on the more cautious side, assume 25%. For CBD %, if unknown you can assume around 0-1%.
– Always assume worst-case/stronger potency when in doubt.
– Clearly label servings with mg of THC and CBD.
– Start with a low serving size (e.g., 5 mg THC) if you’re new to edibles and wait at least 1.5-2 hours before considering more.
– Keep edibles out of reach of children and pets, and include clear dosing info.
– Remember that edibles metabolize differently (longer onset, longer duration) compared to smoking.
Several individual and contextual factors play a role:
– Your body weight, metabolism, tolerance.
– Whether you’ve eaten recently (empty stomach vs full).
– Other cannabinoids and terpenes present (entourage effect).
– The specific strain profile, how it was decarbed/infused, and how uniformly the infusion was mixed.
– The onset delay and duration of edibles (often 30–90 minutes onset, 4–8 hours or more duration).
Yes, the calculator allows you to input both THC % and CBD %. If your flower is CBD-dominant (low THC, higher CBD) you can input accordingly and get mg of both per serving. It works for both THC, CBD, or mixed infusions.
No, it’s an estimate. While the tool uses conservative assumptions (like 75% transfer efficiency) and aims for safe, realistic numbers, actual potency can vary due to decarbing quality, strain variability, measurement imprecision and mixing consistency. It should be used as a guide, and proper labeling + conservative dosing are still essential. Always err on the side of caution, especially for new users or in edible contexts.
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