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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:37 PM
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My Friend smoked pot today like a dumbass...
Especially since she is subject to random drug testing. She is wondering how long it should take her system to clean out. She told me she last smoked on May 10th before taking about 10 joint hits this morning. She is so fucking stupid. Anyway, she would really appreciate some input.
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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:39 PM
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1. One week .n/t
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NoFace Donating Member (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 01:31 AM
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41. I think it'll take longer than week... let her sweat about it a while...maybe she'll learn?nt
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ejpoeta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:39 PM
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2. good luck. doesn't that stuff stay in your system for like a month?
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noiretextatique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:40 PM
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3. i heard golden seal helps
i have a friend who has been in the national guard for years and she smokes. she uses some cleansing product she buys on the internet. i will ask her about it.
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SoCalNative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:40 PM
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4. Depends on what kind of testing they do
If they use the hair method she's screwed.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:48 PM
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12. Urinalysis
No hair testing.
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:41 PM
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5. I smoked pot like a smart ass.
Too many varaibles to predict how long it'll take to metabolize out, i.e. her body fat content, metabolism rate, quality of pot, diet, drinking habits and more! But she can easily go to a "Tobacco" shop (AKA head shop) and be fixed up with some herbal remedies that can clean her out in one or 2 days. Golden Seal used to be a popular one.
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:45 PM
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9. Ooops!
I just did it again!
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:42 PM
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6. I've heard it takes about three calendar weeks.
Probably you'd want it to be a month to be on the safe side(does your friend have an inside source, like the Denzel Washington character in "Training Day" that gives him "heads-ups" in advance of ua's? I assume not, but someone in the test lab could make good money on the side tipping people off) although most likely they wouldn't be concerned with accomodating you.

From what I've heard, you don't want to try to beat the test by using "clean pee" products, because they test for those as well.

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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:42 PM
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7. Dumbass? The GOP is looking for help...
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:44 PM
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8. lol Right?
And this is a friend? I wonder what her enemies call her.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:47 PM
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11. Hey, people make mistakes.
Edited on Fri Jun-05-09 06:49 PM by Stump
Give her a break.

On edit...misunderstood your post...well, this "friend" doesn't mind if I call her a dumbass at all.
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:49 PM
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13. We were talking about YOU!
You called her a dumbass and stupid. Not me.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:51 PM
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15. My "friend"
Get it?
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:55 PM
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18. I think so
but then again, I'm stoned so I might not know I get it. But I might.
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:58 PM
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20. And I made one just now.
I've re-read my posts and I come across as a bit of an ass when I read them. wow. I'm sorry. I did mean to poke some fun at you but not to be mean so I'm sorry if I sounded really mean.
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anneboleyn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:46 PM
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10. Really. I was thinking the exact same thing.
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wtbymark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:50 PM
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14. i smoked everyday for 23 years
took me 12 days. Drink antioxidents (fruit smoothies, flax seed etc.)and work out everyday with a good sweat. I weigh 165? The more you weigh the longer it takes. THC attaches itself to fat cells.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:52 PM
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16. She weighs about 210
So it may take longer I guess.
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:56 PM
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19. Yep, definitely longer.
I really do suggest she go to a headshop and ask the highest looking individual there about herbal supplements for "your friends" condition. (wink)
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tazkcmo Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 06:54 PM
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17. I have smoked and tested the next day
several times. Most of the time I used an herbal supplement and lots of water. But, presumably like you, I have a very low fat content and high metabolism rate so that helps too. And yes, you are correct, THC is stored in fatty tissues mainly.
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msedano Donating Member (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:02 PM
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21. one ploy
tell the person administering the test you were in a car with smokers and breathed second hand for a hundred miles or so, ask if that exposure will produce a positive. the clerk will write that in the notes. Lays foundation for a lie that could work, if the HR person is sympathetic.

otoh, will power works miracles when someone passes that joint...

mvs
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Mike K Donating Member (539 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 05:59 PM
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39. Depending on how intrusively observant -
- the monitor is, a tied condom containing clean urine concealed in the underwear is a very effective deception. If the monitor is very intrusive (most are not), stall and insist that you can't pee with someone watching. When you have some privacy, puncture the condom and fill the cup.

I saw an ad in High Times magazine for a very realistic looking fake flaccid penis (comes in two colors) that is hollow and could be filled with clean urine and when squeezed would realistically pee. The thing cost $40 but is well worth it for any guy who might be randomly tested to keep in his briefcase or lunch bag. While I've never seen an equivalent for the ladies I would assume that some sort of tampon-like device could be improvised and deployed fairly easily.
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:09 PM
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22. If not a heavy pot smoker..one time use gone in 3-5 days.....
Don't waste your money on all those cleansing things.. a waste of time.

Water-water-water. Drink a ton of water and on the day of your test.. don't give them the first urine when it starts to flow. (The more concentrated samples will be in the first urine out)

If you want to hide the fact that you are flushing (because that comment will show up in the anaysis) eat a ton of red meat the night before... or take a vitamin B pill to color your urine yellow.

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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:24 PM
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23. Actually, I think it's Vitamin A - carotene.
It's found in virtually any vitamin pill.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:36 PM
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26. Drinking too much water can kill you, be careful.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:24 PM
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24. Some years ago I was working unloading semi tractor trailers for a food warehouse.
The driver told me he didn't get home too often, but had been home the last weekend. He said he had smoked some weed and was scheduled for a drug test. What he wanted from me was a clean sample. I told him absolutely not (also considering I did not know him from Adam). He knew the rules and it was his choice to break them so he would have to face the consequences.
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Mike K Donating Member (539 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 06:35 PM
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40. The first concern is whether or not you believe it's fair and just -
- for a man who smoked marijuana a week ago to lose his job for it because of an intrusive test. I will ask if you would have sold him a few ounces for a hundred dollars? If not, then a thousand?

For him to ask a perfect stranger for a little clean urine suggests that the poor guy was desperate. So a little donation from you would have been a noble gesture in opposition to what is in fact a truly oppressive practice -- the widespread random urine testing of employees.

When they start piss-testing the Congress we can start talking about how acceptable this outrageously intrusive police-state policy is.

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here_is_to_hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 07:25 PM
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25. Chronic user-28 days tops.
10 hits of medium grade, about 4-6 days.
Don't ask me how I know.
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AnOhioan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 08:39 PM
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27. Or one could just not smoke the stuff - problem solved
Edited on Fri Jun-05-09 08:42 PM by AnOhioan
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-06-09 07:55 PM
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29. True dat...
But peer pressure is a motherfucker.
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pepperbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 08:46 PM
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28. STUMP, check out this post....
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flying_wahini Donating Member (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-25-09 05:55 AM
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35. Everything in you referral post sounds correct EXCEPT


Taking 80mg of Lasix can kill you real fast. Lasix is not a water pill, it is a drug used
to lower blood pressure and you WILL die if you take it and you do not have an elevated blood pressure.

I worked as a nurse for over 20 years - trust me. Do NOT take Lasix or any other medicine without
knowing exactly what it is.

People die every day taking blood pressure medicine that they don't need or because they don't understand how it works.

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Taitertots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 01:28 PM
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30. For work or for Probation?
For work they can't watch you pee. Take in a clean sample with a hand warmer and a thermometer.
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backtoblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 03:17 PM
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31. Tell her to not smoke anymore pot???
If she wants to keep her job anyways... It shouldn't be a big deal, but companies use that as a scare tactic to keep their employees in "check".
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bamacrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-09-09 04:04 PM
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32. If they smoked in may and again today.
My question would be were they a heavy smoker before may. If so it may take a few weeks. If not then maybe a week. Drink lots of fluids.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-09-09 07:28 PM
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33. Never a heavy smoker...
Once to twice a month tops.
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Stump Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 06:22 AM
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34. Talked to my friend...
And sure enough, she got tested yesterday, exactly one week after smoking. And she passed. She told me she didn't do anything different except quit smoking pot. I told her if she does it again I was gonna call her HR Department myself. Hope she learned her lesson.
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Glory89fan Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-25-09 03:17 PM
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36. I agree, she's a moron
Why do such a thing knowing you'll be checked for its presence just a few days afterwards?
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wildbilln864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-29-09 10:11 PM
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37. yes about a week! nt
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killbotfactory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 10:46 PM
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38. What type of drug test?
If it's a mouth swab, it can only detect marijuana within a week or two.
Urine test, about a month or two. Closer to a month if they aren't a heavy smoker.
Hair test, up to or over three months.

This is just going from memory.

Almost every other illicit drug can only be detected for a few days to a week after use, except with a hair test.

Gotta love drug tests!
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bamacrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 03:27 PM
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42. Maybe a month. If she is a big girl then could be a bit longer.
THC gets trapped in fat cells. I smoked multiple times daily for 5 years and I am in decent shape and it took me about 3 months to get it out of my system. Randoms are stupid. If she does her job well and gives her employer no reason to suspect anything then she shouldn't be tested.
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JonLP24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 07:17 PM
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43. If she didn't use before that day then it's considered light use
Edited on Wed Mar-17-10 07:22 PM by JonLP24
and I would give that person 3-7 days. It's a myth that light use stays in the system for 30 days, that's heavy use. The levels of THC will drop around 100 nanograms in a week with no use. Light use should keep a person under 100 nanograms.
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mcollins Donating Member (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 11:03 PM
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44. beating the test
dude,there is like so many ways to beat the test. Have her google for shops in her area that sell cleansing items. I have been beating the system for years.
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