Educational content only. Not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before changing your routine—especially if you take medications or are pregnant/nursing.
Why this matters
Most advice says “start low, go slow,” but never shows how to translate your bottle label into a repeatable plan. This guide uses your bottle’s numbers and graduated droppers to make dosing straightforward and consistent.
Step 1 — Read your label (two numbers only)
Find:
-
Total mg in the bottle (e.g., 1500 mg, 3000 mg, 6000 mg)
-
Bottle size in mL (e.g., Most are 30 mL; Recover is 120 mL)
To find your dosage per 1ml, its simple - Just divide the mg per bottle by the ml per bottle. In the image above we would take 3000(mg) and divide it by 30(ml) which puts us at 100mg per 1ml concentration.
Step 2 — Quick‑reference for Mellow Moose bottles
Drop conversion used below: ~40 drops = 1 mL (approximate).
|
Product |
Bottle |
mg / mL |
mg / drop (~40/mL) |
¼ mL |
½ mL |
¾ mL |
1.0 mL |
|
Flow (THC) |
100 mg / 30 mL |
3.33 |
0.083 |
0.83 mg |
1.67 mg |
2.50 mg |
3.33 mg |
|
Sleep (CBN) |
1500 mg / 30 mL |
50 |
1.25 |
12.5 mg |
25 mg |
37.5 mg |
50 mg |
|
Focus / Calm / Balance / Synergy |
3000 mg / 30 mL |
100 |
2.50 |
25 mg |
50 mg |
75 mg |
100 mg |
|
Recover (Full‑Spectrum+) |
6000 mg / 120 mL |
50 |
1.25 |
12.5 mg |
25 mg |
37.5 mg |
50 mg |
Step 3 — Pick a gentle starting point
-
For most 3000 mg / 30 mL bottles (Focus, Calm, Balance, Synergy):
Start at ½–1 full dropper (0.5–1.0 mL). -
0.5 mL ≈ 50 mg total cannabinoids
-
1.0 mL ≈ 100 mg
-
For Sleep (1500 mg / 30 mL):
Start at ½ dropper (0.5 mL ≈ 25 mg). If needed, move toward 1.0 mL (50 mg) after a few days. -
For Recover (6000 mg / 120 mL):
0.5 mL = 25 mg (often too light). Start with 1.0 mL (≈ 50 mg). -
For Flow (THC):
Consider 0.25–0.5 mL initially (~0.8–1.7 mg THC). If comfortable, some users combine 3–6 mg THC with other cannabinoids (see “Suggested Pairings” below). -
If sensitive to new supplements:
Start at ½ dropper. Note that 25 mg is relatively low for many adults; most report noticing effects closer to the 50–100 mg range. Increase gradually. -
Keep variables steady while testing (timing, caffeine, workouts). Adjust in ¼‑dropper steps every few days based on how you feel.
Step 4 — Unsure where to start? Use our calculator
If you want a weight‑based starting range, use our tool:
www.mellowmoose.com/dosage-calculator
Our calculator provides low/high suggestions based on body weight. You can then match that mg to your bottle using the table in Step 2.
Step 5 — Droppers, marks & counting
We pay extra to make dosing easy: our droppers have marks at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 mL.
-
1.0 mL is approximately 40 drops (viscosity and temperature can shift drop size a bit).
-
If you ever need precision for recipes, a graduated syringe is handy. Graduated syringes can be purchased off Amazon.com for around $20 for a box of 100.
Suggested pairings
We’ll cover blends in detail in a separate post, but here are a few starting points many customers explore:
-
Evening wind‑down: 100 mg CBD (Calm, 1.0 mL) + 25 mg CBN (Sleep, 0.5 mL).
-
Focus day: 50 mg CBG (Focus, 0.5 mL) + 3–6 mg THC (Flow, ~0.9–1.8 mL). Start lower with THC.
-
Balanced daily: 50 mg CBD + 50 mg CBG (each 0.5 mL from 3000 mg / 30 mL bottles).
Always note how you feel 1–2 hours later and adjust in ¼‑dropper steps over time.
Handy formulas
Use these formulas to break down dosages into a variety of units of measurement.
mg per mL = total mg / bottle mL
mg per drop ≈ mg per mL / 40
mg in dose = mg per mL × dose mL
mL needed = target mg / mg per mL
drops need ≈ mL needed × 40
How you’ll use them in practice:
-
Lets say you want to make a 75 mg Smoothie using our Calm - 3000mg CBD Tincture.
(3000 mg / 30 mL):
mg_per_mL = 3000/30 = 100 → mL_needed = 75/100 = 0.75 mL → drops_need ≈ 30. -
Wanting to make 12 cookies that are 25 mg CBN (SLEEP) each?
12 cookies @ 25 mg each (Sleep 1500 / 30 mL):
total mg = 12×25 = 300 → mL_needed = 300/50 = 6.0 mL (mix into fat) → per cookie ≈ 0.5 mL.
Tools
-
Weight‑based Dosage Calculator: www.mellowmoose.shop/dosage-calculator
Written by the Mellow Moose family team in Oregon. We grow and make our USDA Organic hemp products on our own 4th‑generation farm—no white‑label, no shortcuts.