How long does marijuana stay in your system is a popular topic, that’s for damn sure. And you can find a TON of regurgitated facts and figures on the Internet about it that all say basically the same thing: “it depends on your weight, your body fat, your metabolism…” YADA YADA YADA.
But since it’s a pretty good bet that you’re asking because you’re a pot smoker who’s got a test coming up, maybe what you should really be asking is: “Do I need to be worried about whether or not I can pass a drug test?” Because the thing is, if you can HIDE the fact that you smoke pot, then you don’t even need to worry about how long does weed stay in your system.
The TRUTH About How Long Weed Stays In Your System
If you’re someone who only smokes a little pot every once in a while — I’m talking like a couple of hits once or twice a month — then your body will be clean within a few days to a week after your last smoke, tops. That’s true for both urine and saliva drug tests. And NO, you aren’t going to fail your drug test just because someone you hang out with gets high. That’s just a big fat myth invented by some paranoid non-stoners.
But if you smoke regularly — a couple of times a week or more — then the length of time that weed stays in your system gets a lot more complicated. It doesn’t matter if you only smoke a couple of hits at a time, or a couple of bowls, it’s the regularity of your smoking that’s the problem. You end up with a backlog of THC metabolites in your system. And the longer you’ve been smoking weed, the longer it can take to get clean.
If you’ve been a heavy smoker, you shouldn’t trust ANY charts you find on the Internet about long it takes for marijuana to get out of your system. The plain fact is that we’re all just too damn different, so I don’t care how long you look, you’re not going to find any secret formula to answer your question.
If you have a low body weight and a fast metabolism that can help, sure. But trust me, that is not a guarantee that you’re going to be clean in 3-4 weeks. Over the past several years that I’ve been helping people pass drug tests, I’ve met way too many smokers who just didn’t fit into any kind of neat little prediction model.
If you’re going to be taking a urine test, then the best advice I can give you is to TEST YOURSELF if you want to know for sure whether or not weed is still in your system. You can get some cheap home test strips here, and always test your first pee of the day. That one always has the highest concentration of THC metabolites, so if you can pass that test, then you can be confident that you’ll pass when it really counts.
And if you need to pass a saliva test, consider yourself very lucky. You’ll be clean within a few days after your last smoke. Click here if you need to know how to pass a saliva test in 24 hours or less.
Is There Anything You Can Do To Get Weed Out Of Your System In A Hurry?
I’m going to be blunt with you: there is so much ignorant information floating around out there about how to get weed out of your system that it makes me crazy. And I’m sure it makes you crazy too, because you’re probably desperate to pass a drug test and then you have to sift through a mountain of shit to find some decent answers.
Here’s the bottom line… If you’re going to be given a urine test, and you have the luxury of several weeks notice before your drug test, then go ahead and exercise and try to lose weight, etc. etc. But if your test is in the next week or two, don’t even bother. Heavy smokers would need to lose a dramatic amount of fat almost overnight to pass a urine drug test that’s right around the corner, and obviously that’s not going to happen.
Instead, the question you need to be asking yourself is “How can I pass a drug test?” I guarantee it’s a lot easier than you think, and once you’ve got a handle on it then your troubles are over – period.
Here’s an example:
Smoker #1 gets high several times a day – every day – and he has for years. But he knows exactly what he needs to do to get a false negative on a drug test, whether it’s a urine test or a saliva test. So, not only is he able to pass any drug test that gets thrown his way, he also never loses any sleep worrying about how long marijuana stays in your system. To him, it just doesn’t matter.
Smoker #2 just shares a bowl with one of his buddies once or twice a month. But he has NO clue how to pass a drug test, and he wouldn’t know how to get on the Internet if it sneaked up and nipped him on the butt. So if he happens to get tested the following week after one of his weekend get-togethers, there’s a real good chance that this poor guy will fail – even though he hardly ever gets high.
So the real key to this issue isn’t so much knowing how long marijuana stays in your system – it’s knowing how to make it LOOK like it isn’t in your system. Once you know how to do that, then you can stop being paranoid about whether or not you can pass a drug test. I know that feeling, and it totally sucks.
The plain fact is that you aren’t going to find anything on the Internet that will give you definite information about whether or not pot will still be in your system when you show up for your test.
But hey, wouldn’t it be GREAT if there was somebody who could tell you, “okay, according to our calculations you won’t have any THC in your system after next Tuesday at 4 o’clock”? Sorry, but down here on Earth, that just ain’t gonna happen.
Fortunately, passing a drug test isn’t that hard. At least, not once you wade through all the sales hype out there written by companies who want you to buy their useless, expensive detox products. People DO successfully pass drug tests, every day, and they never lose any sleep worrying about how long does weed stay in your system.
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Has anyone had (Advance Detox Solutions) (Immediate Cleanser 2) Dietary Supplement and did it work i paid 50 dollars i have a test on tuesday
will it work like to here some feed back thanks
I have smoked pot for 35 years.. im 6’2 200lbs.. I started doing home test.. every week.. it took 19 days for a faint line to show,,now clean for 40 day.. still shows the same faint line.. hope this helps someone.. going to continue testing to see if line gets darker, will be 60 days when i take the real test
i smoked 2 jonits 2day a im 250 5″9 i take a urine march 17 2010 will i pass pls tell me
I have not smoked pot in over a year because I am probation. I get piss tested every 25 days and my color has come up today. Some friends want to get stoned this weekend and I want to know if I will piss clean in 25 days.
I don’t really exercise much and I’m 5’7 200 lbs. Probation is over in about 6 months and pot is not worth getting it extended for so I would only smoke if its a 100% guarantee that I will piss clean in 25 days.
So what do yall think?
I NEVER SMOKED A DAY IN MY LIFE BUT MY BOYFRIEND SMOKES AND I AM ALWAYS AROUND HIM I HAVE A BLOOD TEST ON MONDAY WILL I PASS ?
you straight drug testers know what amount you have to have in your blood in order to be considered positive
hey guys i smoked weed on a saturday did it like every two days a week went by children services was called on me i had to take a piss test i failed a week prior to that but have not smoked since then they are wanting to take my babies from me it has been 12 days since i smoked i am 5’5 110 pounds they sent me today for a test will i pass pls help
I used to smoke every day for the past 8 years, decided to stop do to career opportunity it was 91 days later after being clean (or so I thought) when I got a random test and I failed I’m 5’10 210 lbs. the only way to pass for sure is synthetic pee. good luck to all and don’t risk it if you have a good job.
is there anyway you can COMPLETELY FAIL a drug test and then COMPLETELY PASS the very next day..???
Yes, it’s possible to pass a drug test one day and then fail it on another day. For two reasons: it’s rare, but sometimes a test WILL give a false positive or negative. The other way it could happen is if you haven’t smoked for a long time and you’re right on the border of being clean. You might happen to drink more fluids one day without even thinking about it, which could be enough to dilute you just enough to test negative even though you’re not quite clean yet.
Hello the last time i smoked was like a month ago befor that i smoked every day but i work out every day like 2 to 4 hours a day i play raquetball and i sweat so much i change my shirt 2 or 3 times while im playing and i drink lots of water i even get up like 2 or 3 times at nite to go to the bathroom i have a test in a couple of days i would like to here from you guys thanks so much
i smoked today for my first time and i think i am high rite now……..i have a test in april it will be wayyyyyyy gone….rite???
after reading that lady who killed some one i am so scared.
way way gone is right it probaly was gome in about 3 days it has to build up in order to be detected.
I’m 5’11″ 145. I smoked for 12 years everyday recently fired for failing a piss test. I have been not smoking weed for a week. How much longer before I can take a test with out worrying about failing any info is greatly appreciated thanks
I haven’t smoke weed in over two years… this weekend (a week ago) I smoked two joints of some good stuff… haven’t smoke since… I weight 230 lbs… and 5’8″… how long will this take to clear out of my system… i am looking for new job and worry about taking drug test now?
I smoked 50 days prior to my urine test and ran about 5 times and played a little tennis. I also am thin and have a high metabolism but didn’t drink and more water than usual but have tea every morning. Am I good?
Mike, after 50 days you’re definitely good. Believe me, you have no worries.
I smoked for my first time 17 days ago. I have a drug test next week, should I be alright?
any advise helps
I’m about 5’6 20 yrs old and around 240 pounds. I smoke on and off with friends, but the last month it’s becoming more of a coupe times a week habit. I haven’t smoked in 6 days…how long do you think it’s gonna be so I can pass a test for a job?
i took a drug test, am i going to pass?
Im 6’0 145lbs very high metabolism and smoke on average about four times a week. Last time I smoked was monday 2/1/10 and I will be having a drug test this coming week in like three or four days. what should I do do you think I will pass? Been drinking plenty of gatorade and water and taking multivitamins twice a day!
Im 225 pounds 5’7 medium matob i just smoked about less than a dime drink around 3 to 7 bottles of water a day when do you think it;ll be out? p.s sometimes i inhale but i did a few times
Dude I’m hella scared now! I smoked a weed ago and took about 2-4 hits and I have a piss test this coming Thursday for the NAVY. You think I’ll pass. What should I do? I’ve been drinking a lot of water and I workout too. Will I pass it or no?
I did my test today and I passed! :D
i am heavy smoker for a while now i have drug test sometime in march i been clean for five days im worried that i will not pass the drug test
you won’t. get some detox products
Hey everyone. For the past six yrs I have been smoking everyday until just recently. I have now been sober for 39 days… I’m 125 pounds and 5’6. I have been taking at home drug tests and they show up with two lines (neg) but the second line is always extremely faint. Do you think I will pass a drug test for a job? Pls help! Thanks.
I am 135 and 5’11 i have a drug test in 5 days i smoked today is it possible to pass.
im 6’2” and about 150 lbs, i was completely clean and took about 5 hits one evening and had a test 10 days later, im on house arrest and they said they send the test to Indianapolis and get the results back about 2 weeks later….do u think ill pass?
i will have a piss test soon random drug testing :( and i have been smoking everyday for about three years and im 5’9 and weigh around 160 have not smoked in like 7 weeks this Monday will be 8 weeks think ill be okay?
usually 2 or 4 months
i smoke about a joint worth in the past three days. The last day i smoked was yesterday and im getting a piss test tommorow ive drinking about two gallons of water tonight the piss test is at 8 am tommorow think i will be fine?
I am 5″7 1/4 152 lbs. My body fat content is between 8-14%. I was an everyday smoker for the past 5-8 years. I am on intense probation, how long will it take to leave my body? The last time I smoked was 1-31-2010. I have used a detox for one test, but I never took the test. The drink i used was Q-Carbo 20 without the pills. Do I need to continue to run everyday? My next test is 2-11-2010. I need help thanks guys/girls.
i quit smoking for a month and i smoked tonight. will thc be out of my system by next week?
im 6 foot 175 pounds, nice metabolism, smoked everyday up until about 6 or seven days ago, i got a test coming up within the next 2 weeks, if i keep drinking water and excercising will it be out of my system?
I’m 5’11 and weigh 145 pounds and I went to a party on the 30th. people were smoking weed probably a few feet away from me. I have a drug test tomorrow, my friends are freaking me out saying I’ll come out positive so I’m chugging cranberry juice and water like I’ve never drank in my life lol. Will I pass or fail?
Jess,
As long as you didn’t smoke yourself, you’ll pass with no problem. The second-hand smoke thing is a myth, unless you’re in a closed up car for hours with a few heavy-duty stoners. No worries. :-)
how long will one hit stay in my system im 511 and 180 ibs im on house arrest and probly get tested in 2 week and i have been drinking tons of water
I smoked last saturday and only took one hit. the last time i smoked before that was about two months ago. i have a drug test bright and early tomorrow morning. will i pass?!?!?!?!?!?!
I’m 5’10 and i weigh 136 pounds i smoke weed like everday and sometimes alot of bud but i have a really fast metabolism im skinny but how long would it take for the THC to leave my system cause im getting a drug test in 18 days which i think is to short but if anybody can help let me know.
Thank you Very much.
YO ozzy…little advice from a stoner. Ive been toking for 6 years I have smoked everyday for about 2 years straight up until a month ago.(got popped) so im 5’6″ and weigh 125…i run 2 miles a day, kiteboard for 2-3 hours a week…and hit the gym for 2 hours liftin weights every other day…it took me 30 days….straight up 30 days to get my first clean urinalysis…I was also drinking about a gallon jug of water each day for those 30 days. Be smart Be safe…if you gotta quit do it brotha…its hard to say its just pot…but its just pot…and if u feel like your fucked either way…invest in a bc field kit(synthetic urine)with a tube u tape to you dick. (helped me when the parents were jocking my nuts about loving my girl mary to much)
ok i went to take a drug test 3 weeks ago and past. so i decided 2 smoke 2 hits from a bong these last couple of days who long until in clean???
im 6’1 165 Lbs
with a fast Motabolism
I was around my family for christmas(december 25,2009) and they smoked a whole lot. I didnt hit the blunt I was just in the room, I have a piss test coming up tomorrow(january 26,2010). I dont smoke at all but Im kind of worried that I wont pass my test. What should I do?
youll probably be fine dont worry about it
haha if you didn’t hit it then you have nothing to worry about. thc can not get in ur system unless u actually smoked or eat it. idk y ppl say u can get second hand high but unless ur family was hot boxin with u in it there’s no way. even if u did smoke, since u r not a pot head, u’d be clean within 3 days.
i’ve smoked since i was 9 everyday at least 3 times a day and it took me 2 weeks to get clean and now i only smoke once a month and kno im clean after 2 days…actually i jus took a test today and smoked last night… i always drink a half gallon of green tea and water sometimes i take some water pills jus to be sure…but im sure ill pass i use to be on ua’s and thats what i use 2 do and never ended up bak in the pen…thank god
I HAVE BEEN SMOKING WEED FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NONE STOP EVERY AND I STOPED HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO STOP TO PASS A URINE TEST TO GET A JOB PLEASE HIT ME UP
yovannie,
It’s impossible to say for sure, there are too many factors involved. Best guess is somewhere between 3-6 weeks to pass a urine test naturally. Only way to know for sure is to just start testing yourself at home every week or so.
Im 6′ 2 250 i work out daily and was clean for a month then smoked 3 out of 4 days i drink a shit load of water and piss alot. How long do you think it will stay in my system because i get tested at random?
last week i smoked one.just one with a frined and i have to take a test for work.how do i get it out in 2 days
If u guys wanna pass a drug test then all u need is bleach. Get a dropper and put about 8 drops in a big cups of kool aid and jug it after that drink alot alot of water. Stupid but if u really wanna pass it as I wanted to u’ll do it
Ummmm…. NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVERRRRR drink beach!!!! how stupid can one person actually be??? I am an ER/TRAUMA nurse and i would NEVER encourage someone to drink bleach!!! besides, if you had any brain cells at all you would think about it a little… since when do your fat cells (where THC is stored in your system) just magically dissolve and rid of themselves through your kidneys??? if that were true why in the HELL would it be so hard to lose weight??? the TCH is stored in your fat cells and without increasing your metabolism to burn some fat cells, and THEN trying to flush the biproducts of the burned fat cells out with WATER (NOT BLEACH) you will not be able to rid of the THC in such proclaimed rapid times. furthermore, the only thing bleach is good for is DISENFECTING and WHITENING… what the HELL makes you think it rids your fat cells of THC… its LETHAL to ingest…use your brains people…
But wouldnt the bleach get into your piss though and throw off the tests. I know that it wouldnt clean your system but if it could highjack the test then it would work right? 8 drops isnt much anyway… I used a cap in half a gallon (dangerous) to get into the military and I was a heavy smoker til the last week before i left. Not promoting this method but the logic seems resonable to me
Hey never smoked before had probably 3 or 4 puffs of a joint on new years and got a test on the 20th Jan…. Pass or fail??? What ya reckon guys.. Positive test means back to prison.
Im weigh 210 and my hieght is 5’9 i have stop smokling 18 days ago and i have a piss test in 21 days will i pass the piss test without diluting my pee?by the way i was a smoker everyday for the pass year.
I don’t smoke weed at all but two weeks ago my cousin put some mixed in with my hookah its a very important test and I took it this morning he felt bad and told me about it after, wiLl I come out dirty
I weigh 137 about 5’8 and i smoke about four times a month depending how much money i can get im very active and my drug test is in like 3 weeks should i be okay
P.S i want someone that know what there talkin about not another pot head like me
youre not a pot head if you smoke 4 times a month
4 times a month, and your active… ur straight man, you have nothing to worry about
My brother just got off from work release. He has not smokes a joint in 2 years. He took about 5 hits off a joint and found out in 1 week from smoking, he could be facing a pee test. He has been drinking a lot of water, do you or anyone feel he will be able to pass the test?
naw im tell him to go buy some drinks to pass it and drink mad water…im on felony probation..just to be safe and not go back 2 prison take something to pass it..dnt take that stat shit. it’s pills and it didnt make me piss and i almost failed..u could barly see the line so tell ur brother to be easy.
Tonya, if your brother was completely clean when he took those 5 hits then he will definitely be clean in a week. If you don’t smoke often, or a lot, it only takes 2-3 days to get clean. Tell your bro to limit himself to once a week AT THE MOST, then his thc levels won’t build up and he’ll always be able to get clean in a hurry.
you are right he will be fine it hasnt built up yet
of course he will pass
I am 5’6 140lbs. I smoked 2 weeks ago. Before that I smoked maybe 3 times a week, probably only 3-4 hits a time. I have a drug test tomorrow, Do you think I’ll pass. I have also been working out this past week to try to burn some fat and drinking lots of water.
you should be fine man
I’m 5’2″ 115 lbs, I’m a college athlete so I work out daily. 2 weekends ago I smoked a decent amount and worked out and drank a ton of water this week, last night(friday) I took about 3 hits. If I get randomly drug tested this upcoming week will I paas?
I weigh 325 Lbs I do no exercise at all but swet sleeping and eating I smoked 30 days ago for 3 days smoked some good shit not mids str8 headies and b4 that i didnt smoke for a month or two I got a test coming up on monday. Im pretty sure ill pass I drink a SHIT ton of water all the time I have since i was a kid its all i drink and maddd beer i piss all the time prolly like 2000 times in that 30 days i know ill pass but i need positive reinforcment from fellow smokers.
dude, you’re busted!
I had a drug test every 3 days on Secure Probation..Me as a Cronic User i Had to find a way around it. Im 110 lbs soakin wet 1% body fat. I drank a gallon Of Arizona Green Tea the Antioxiants in the tea flushed me clean everyday for a year. Sweat, Keep Drinking Water or Tea…It will help dilute the thc in your body…Good Luck Work At It.
im 5,9 155 i have a drug test today and the last time i smoked was 12 days ago is there a good chance i can pass
im 5’7 weigh 130 lbs, last time i checked my BMI(body fat) was 4percent and have a piss test in 3 days i smoke daily, i am very active hiking on average about 40 miles a week and riding a bicycle about 12 miles every other day during the week.. my test is on Nov. 30th and i have not used since the 27th, since then i have hiked 19 miles and rode my bike about 18 in the 2 days, i have also sat in the sauna for about 25 minutes each day sweating vigourusly.. in these 3 days i have drank about a gallon of water each day and taking many mega vitamin/mineral packets…is there a possible chance i might pass?
dude…no way. u need to do some research and hit up GNC immediately
i have been clean for one year and i smoked 3 days ago and i have a drug test tomarow will it show up in my system i only took one hit
dont trip fool one hit doesnt even process into you system that shit will go right through your body a drug test needs a certain amount of thc metabolites to have a positive result.. if ur on probation or some shit and get tested like once a week you can pretty much smoke a lol snap to your dome the night after you test every week.. just make sure you get a lil excersize everyday and your cool.
my freiend u r dead
hello I just want to let every one one my testimony i was involved in a fatal car accident on july 20th 2009 My best friend died I was the driver of the car there was another car that jumped in front of me and I tried to avoid the accident and my truck flip over several times. I hadnt smoked weed in three weeks prior to my accident and they found 0.069% of THC in my blood I am now being charged with homicide intoxicated while driving. We all feel good when we smoke but when life hits you in the face we all which we could change. Believe me its not worth smoking or doing any kind of illegal drug just say no Im facing 25 years and i am a singal parent with three children and it was an accident
nitra, what about saying the thc was in your system from a differnt day, you could do rehab and tell them that you have issues with it, that might help
im 6ft i havent smoked in over a month if i smoke one time do you think i will be good i have a drug test in a week
did you pass the drug test
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