A standard dose in cannabis chocolate is 10 mg of THC. That is the number regulators in Colorado, Washington, and Canada settled on, and it is the number printed on most bars sold by top brands. If you have never used edibles, start lower: 1 to 2.5 mg. If you use cannabis a few times a week, 5 mg is a reasonable opening dose. Wait at least two hours before you eat more. That last part matters more than the first three.

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Why chocolate behaves differently than gummies

Chocolate is fat. Cocoa butter and milk fat give THC something to dissolve into, which can speed absorption slightly compared to a plain sugar gummy. Some people report a faster come-up from chocolate. Others report the opposite, especially after a heavy meal, because fat slows stomach emptying.

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The bigger variable is you. Body weight, liver enzymes, tolerance, and what you ate in the last hour all move the curve. I look for the milligram label first and treat everything else as noise.

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Dosage chart by experience level

Break the bar along the scored lines. A 100 mg bar cut into ten pieces gives you ten 10 mg doses. A 100 mg bar cut into twenty gives you 5 mg pieces. Do the math before you eat, not after.

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Reading the label

Legal chocolate packaging lists total THC per package and THC per serving. Look at both. A bar that says "100 mg THC, 10 servings" means each serving is 10 mg. Some brands print THC in large type and servings in tiny type. Read the small print.

Check for CBD too. A 1:1 chocolate with 10 mg THC and 10 mg CBD tends to feel calmer and less edgy than THC alone. That ratio is a good starting point if you find plain THC chocolate too intense.

The timeline

  1. 0 to 30 minutes: Nothing. Resist the urge to redose.
  2. 30 to 120 minutes: Onset. Effects build gradually.
  3. 2 to 4 hours: Peak. This is where the dose shows its real size.
  4. 4 to 8 hours: Taper. Some people feel residual effects the next morning.

Chocolate edibles often hit in 45 to 90 minutes on an empty stomach and closer to two hours after a full meal. Plan your evening around the longer window, not the shorter one.

If you took too much

You will not die from a THC overdose, but you can have a bad few hours. Common effects include racing heart, nausea, dizziness, and anxiety. Drink water, eat something bland, and find a quiet room. Black pepper and CBD have a reputation for softening the edge, though the evidence is thin. Time is the real fix. Do not drive, and do not take more cannabis hoping to level out.

Tolerance and resetting

Daily chocolate use raises tolerance within a couple of weeks. The dose that worked in January may do little by March. A two-week break usually brings sensitivity back most of the way. If you would rather not take a break, keep your dose steady instead of chasing the old feeling with bigger pieces. That path leads to 100 mg bars and no effect.

Store chocolate somewhere cool and dark, and keep it away from kids and pets. THC chocolate looks like regular chocolate, which is exactly the problem.