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Enter the amount of cannabis you’re using and its potency. The calculator will tell you the amount of oil or alcohol to use and the estimated potency of the infused oil.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What should I use this calculator for?
Do you want to make a big batch of cannabutter to use in several recipes? Do you want to make a big batch of marijuana tincture? Are you ready to learn how to make THC butter? Do you want to know how to make cannabutter? Learn how to make pot butter or a marijuana tincture right here!
This cannabutter cooking calculator is a potency calculator too. Enter information about your ingredients to get an estimate of your tincture or infusion potency in milligrams per gram. Then, use the How Much Infused Oil To Use Calculator to make edibles with the perfect dose. This will give you a cannabis tincture recipe or a cannabutter recipe that’s perfect for your needs!
To learn more about making marijuana infusions and tinctures, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program!
Are cannabutter and weed butter the same thing?
Yes! Cannabutter is a common term, but people often call it weed butter, marijuana butter, cannabis butter, THC butter, CBD butter, or pot butter. So, if you want to know how to make weed butter, you are in the right place—here!
Sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program to learn everything you need to know about making cannabutter!
How much weed to make edibles?
You can make edibles from any amount of weed. Just enter the amount of weed you have and its potency into this cannabutter ratio calculator for multiple recipe infusions. The calculator will tell you how much oil to use or how much tincture to use. It will also tell you how many milligrams of THC or another cannabinoid will be in each gram of cannabutter or marijuana tincture. Then, use the How Much Infused Oil To Use Calculator to find out how much cannabis tincture to use or how much cannabutter to use when making custom-dosed edibles!
To make enough cannabutter for just one batch of marijuana edibles or to make enough marijuana tincture for just one batch of cannabis edibles, use the Single Recipe Infusion Calculator as an edible dosage calculator.
For more information on cooking with cannabis, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program.
How much weed do you need to make butter?
You may be asking yourself, “How do you make cannabutter?” Many people want to know just how much cannabis is needed to make cannabis butter.
You can make cannabutter from any amount of weed. Just enter the amount of weed you have and its potency into this cannabutter ratio calculator for multiple recipe infusions. This potency calculator will tell you how much butter to use and how many milligrams will be in each gram of cannabutter. With this calculator, it’s easy to know how much marijuana to use to make cannabutter!
For more information on creating cannabis-infused oils, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program.
How much cannabutter does an ounce make?
Even though the answer to “how much weed to make cannabis butter” is “any amount,” some people want to know how much cannabis butter you can make from one ounce of marijuana. This calculator can help! Just enter 28 grams and the potency of your cannabis. The calculator will tell you how much butter to use and give you an estimate of the cannabutter potency.
For more information on creating marijuana tinctures and cannabis-infused oils, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program.
How much cannabutter can I make with 7 grams?
Even though the answer to “how much weed do you need to make cannabis butter” is “any amount,” some people want to know how much cannabutter you can make with 7 grams of cannabis. This calculator can help! Just enter 7 grams and the potency of your cannabis. The calculator will tell you how much butter to use and give you an estimate of the cannabutter potency.
For more information on creating marijuana tinctures and cannabis-infused oils, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program.
Why should I make my own cannabutter?
Many medical marijuana patients like making weed butter so they can control exactly what is in their cannabis medicine. Organic marijuana edibles and cannabis edibles with natural ingredients are sometimes hard to find at dispensaries. You can also control the CBD:THC ratio if you make your own marijuana butter.
Other people make their own cannabutter to save money. Marijuana edibles that you buy at a dispensary can cost as much as 8 times more than homemade edibles! This article explains more about why making your own cannabutter will save you money!
Sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program to learn how to make your own marijuana edibles!
Is cannabutter always actual butter? Or can I use other oils or alcohol?
This calculator works for any oil, including butter, coconut oil, olive oil, and hemp oil. You can also use this calculator to estimate the potency of marijuana tinctures—just substitute the amount of alcohol for the amount of oil.
For more information on creating marijuana tinctures and cannabis-infused oils, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program.
How long does cannabutter stay good for? Does it have an expiration date?
In the refrigerator, cannabutter lasts as long as regular butter. Record the expiration date of the butter you use in your infusion to keep track of your cannabutter expiration date. Cannabutter can last up to 6 months in the freezer. When you make cannabis butter, only make as much marijuana butter as your freezer can hold for 6 months.
Sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program for more information about how to store cannabis products.
Will cannabutter lose its potency after a certain period of time?
Suspending cannabinoids in oil gives them extra protection from degradation from light and oxygen exposure. Even with proper storage, the butter in your marijuana infusion will spoil long before any potency is lost.
Sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program for more information about how to store cannabis products.
Where can I find the THC percentage of my cannabis flower?
If you purchased your cannabis from a licensed dispensary, this information will be on the label. All CTU training programs provide in-depth information about how to read and understand marijuana labels.
If the cannabis is home-grown, you can use a home test to estimate potency. For detailed instructions, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program. Otherwise, we recommend that you estimate 15% for flower, 7% for sugar leaf, and 5% for trim.
Where can I find the CBD percentage of my cannabis flower?
If you purchased your high-CBD cannabis from a licensed dispensary or high-end hemp/CBD store, this information will be on the label. CTU’s certificate programs provide in-depth information on how to read and understand marijuana labels and hemp labels.
If the high-CBD cannabis is home-grown, you can use a home test to estimate potency. For detailed instructions, sign up for the Cannabis Cooking Pro Certificate Program. Otherwise, we recommend that you estimate 15% cannabinoids for flower, 7% for sugar leaf, and 5% for trim.
How long does it take to feel the effects of edibles?
Onset varies from person to person. It usually takes between 30 and 90 minutes to feel the effects of edibles. Be careful with weed edibles, pot brownies, and marijuana edibles. You may not feel the effects of these edibles for hours, and they are tasty so you will be tempted to overconsume! Doctors recommend that new users wait two hours after ingesting the weed edible before eating any more marijuana edibles.
Sign up for the Cannabis Dispensary Pro Certificate Program for more information on cannabis edibles dosing.
How many mg of edibles should I eat?
The perfect marijuana edibles dose depends on your tolerance, your body chemistry, and the effect you’re looking for. The standard recreational dose in most areas with legal adult-use cannabis programs is 10 milligrams. Medical marijuana patients often need much higher doses.
Sign up for the Cannabis Dispensary Pro Certificate Program for more information on edibles dosing.
How does this calculator work?
This calculator determines the cannabutter leaf ratio of your infusion. This is the amount of cannabinoids in your marijuana oil, cannabutter, or weed tincture. It is a cannabutter dosage calculator. Enter information about the amount and potency of the marijuana that you’re using for your infusion. The calculator responds with the amount of oil or alcohol you should use and the estimated potency of your end product, per gram. The estimate assumes that 32% of cannabinoids are lost during the infusion process.
Will I get in trouble for making cannabutter products in my state?
It depends.
Laws around the manufacture of cannabis-infused products vary greatly based on federal, state, province, territory, and even municipal law. Some Homeowners Associations (HOAs) even regulate what owners can do with cannabis on their own property.
To make sure you’re following all local laws and regulations, sign up for one of CTU’s marijuana training programs. ALL of CTU’s cannabis training programs provide detailed marijuana laws in all US states and Canadian provinces.
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