Medical Cannabis Dosage Chart Printable: What to Include

The most useful printable medical cannabis dosage chart is a milligram titration log, not a strain chart. A chart worth printing records THC in milligrams per dose, separates columns by route (inhalation, oral, topical), starts titration at 2.5 mg or lower, timestamps each dose with an effect rating, and leaves room for a clinician's notes. Charts built on strain names or "number of puffs" stop working the moment a product batch changes, because THC percentage shifts from lot to lot even when the label name stays the same.

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Option 1: Milligram titration log (top pick)

Rows are doses, columns are milligrams of THC. You write the product name, the label's THC per milliliter, gram, or unit, and the actual milligrams you took.

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Pros

• Puts every product (flower, oil, capsule, edible) into the same unit, so doses are comparable.
• Matches the standard clinical advice to start low and increase in small steps.
• Gives a prescriber a clean record of what you took, when, and what happened.

Cons

• Requires reading the label and doing a small conversion, which is a hurdle for the first week.
• Does not capture CBD ratio or terpene content unless you add a column for it.

Use it if you are new to THC, switching routes, or building records to bring to an appointment.

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Option 2: Strain and dose hybrid

Combines a cultivar name with a weight in grams or a volume in milliliters, then adds a THC milligram column beside it.

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Pros

• Keeps the cultivar name you can repeat when buying, which matters for inhaled flower.
• Familiar format for people who already weigh doses on a scale.

Cons

• Strain names are not standardized across sellers, and THC percentage changes by batch, so 0.2 g of one lot is not the same milligrams as 0.2 g of another.
• Often printed without a titration column, which defeats the purpose.

Use it if you vaporize flower and already weigh each dose, but only with a milligram column added.

Option 3: Symptom-based dosing log

Pairs each dose with a symptom score, such as pain rated 0 to 10 or hours slept, plus the time of day.

Pros

• Shows whether a dose actually changed a symptom instead of only recording that it was taken.
• Supports slow titration over weeks, which is how most medical use is adjusted.

Cons

• Subjective, and ratings drift if you do not score at fixed times.
• Useless without a milligram column beside the score.

Use it if you are managing a persistent symptom and need to show a clinician what changed over a month.

Starting numbers to print in the first columns

• Oral (oil, capsule, edible): 2.5 mg THC is a common first step for a new medical user, and some guidance starts lower at 1 mg. Wait at least 2 hours before the next dose, because oral effects peak late.
• Inhalation (vaporized flower or concentrate): one inhalation, then wait 10 to 15 minutes before deciding on a second.
• Topical: record milligrams applied per area in a separate row. Systemic THC absorption is low, so do not merge it with oral doses.
• CBD: keep it in its own column. A 10 mg THC serving, the common cap for a single edible in regulated markets, is not a starting dose for a new patient.

Safety lines to print at the bottom of the sheet

• No driving or operating machinery for at least 4 hours after inhalation, and longer after an oral dose.
• Skip alcohol and sedatives on the same day, since the combination raises impairment.
• Store locked, away from children and pets.
• Check for drug interactions. CBD and THC both affect liver enzymes that process some prescriptions.
• Stop and call a clinician for chest pain, fainting, severe vomiting, or confusion that does not clear.

How to fill it in for the first two weeks

1. Write the starting dose in milligrams, not in puffs or drops alone, and note the product label's stated strength.
2. Hold that dose for 3 to 5 days before changing anything, so the log shows a real pattern.
3. Increase by no more than 2.5 mg per step, and only if the current step did not help.
4. Log the time, route, milligrams, and effect at 1 hour and at 3 hours after each dose.
5. Bring the printed sheet to your appointment rather than a phone note, since paper is easier to review line by line.

Print the chart double-sided, one week per side, and keep a filled example at the front so the columns make sense on a bad day. A chart you actually complete is worth more than a detailed one you abandon by day three.