The question of how long marijuana stays 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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The problem with hair tests is that it doesn’t or can’t test whether or not you have weed in your system; it can only test if you’ve been around weed smoke. That’s why hair tests are rare. Saliva tests can only detect drugs 24 to 48 hrs after use. So if you smoke on Saturday and stop but then get tested on Wednesday you will most likely pass. I was getting tested every 3 months like clockwork so I would smoke 2 months and chill for the month right before the drug test which was saliva. I never failed once in two and half years. Now as the person who put this together alluded to, urine can be very tricky. Height, size, weight, and the strength of the treez all play a part in how fast your body will get rid of the weed. If your taking a cheap drug test you can just drink alot of water, piss a few times before going, and take some vitamins to color your piss and you’ll pass easy. Nothing is better than good ole’ water. But, if your piss is gonna be sent to a lab then they’re probably gonna check your creatine levels then you could really be fucked. All that shit they sell in gnc ain’t gonna work if they sendin’ your piss to a lab so don’t even waste your money. If you’re a heavy smoker chill for a few weeks or as long as possible, exercise, eat salads, and drink madd water. And oh yeah, go on ebay and buy a home drug testing kit for like $5.
This is very interesting. I don’t smoke anymore (cause I’m unemployed and need to find a job) but in 2009 I was a heavy smoker. A couple of times a day smoker. Got a call back from a job I didn’t think I was gonna get anyway so i continued to smoke. I’m 6’2 300lbs with a slow metabolism. I drank hella water and tried to work out only 2 days before the piss test. Went in for the drug test and completely failed. So the guy (which was the man I was gonna be working for) asked me do you smoke weed? I told him no. He said they would have to send it to the lab for further testing. I knew then I was FUCKED. It was a pretty decent paying job so i was completely bummed out about it and quit smoking that day. 3 days later I got a call back saying “You passed your drug test. Sorry about that and we will see you Monday morning” O_O … I was completely shocked. I smoked a blunt that day to celebrate lmao!! I have no idea how I passed a laboratory drug test. Something went wrong, or maybe the lab guy smoked weed too and helped me pass, or maybe it was God but lab test aren’t completely accurate as well. I’m living proof.
BUT the reason I’m here is I haven’t smoked a year and this sexy ass girl I like wants to smoke with me and have sex. Ppl if you’re a pot head like I use to be then you know how fucking awesome sex is when your high. Now I know I need to find a job and smoking right now would be dumb but peer pressure is a bitch. My decision right now is 50/50 cause Lord knows how much I miss high sex lol. I know no one can predict the time but what if hit it a few times to get buzzed (lets say 2 good hits) think I can be clean in a week or so???
i quit for 4 months 2 maybe three weeks ago i took 3 hits i weigh 150 and i’m 5’10 am i clean?
I smoked weed for the first time late Saturday night. I shared a bowl with some friends. A company I am applying for says they will be drug testing via saliva. I am around 6’2 and 290lbs. Should I be good?
@ Deb, any at-home drug test that tests for “marijuana” or “thc” will do. the drugs listed on the box are drugs that will be tested for in the test kit you buy, they don’t go into specific metabolites or anything like that. if the test says it checks for cocaine, you’ll fail if you’ve recently done cocaine, if it checks for marijuana, you’ll fail if you’ve smoked recently, so on and so on. Hope this helps!
It sure does thank you.
Do I need to find a test that checks for THC metabolites? The way I understand they can test for THC (the drug) and/or the THC metabolites, which last longer.
The main metabolite in urine is the ester of glucuronic acid and THC-COOH and free THC-COOH. I don’t see many home tests that specify exactly what the results are based on.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
hey so last night i took like 4 hits with some friends. it was my frist time and over half our school is getting drug tested monday. i weigh 135 and im 5’2 think ill pass? if not what can i do to help myself pass
Skip school Monday xD
So I smoked about onxe a week for 4 weeks in a row, tomorow will be a whole week without any smoking, I’m gonna have a physical in a couple of weeks and I know they take a urine test, so will the weed show up on it or will I be fine
ok i havent smoked in over a week and i excrise daily and drink tons of water but i might be having a drug test in a couple of weeks is ther anything i can do to make sure i pass this drug test?
I’ve read you should stop exercising a couple of days before you take the test because exercise increases the amount of THC in your urine.
deb, you are an idiot. Exercising exercises the amount of THC OUT of your body.. therefore, if you STOP exercising, you will STOP the output of the shit out of your system… although there is no documented evidence of how long any given amount will stay in your system… if you have a drug test…. DONT SMOKE.
Youre the idiot. Exercising does burn fat tjat holds thc. But then its released into the blood. So, exercise a to get rid of it but not within about a week or the thc from your fat with be in your urine. I hate people that call people stupid when the other person is right. Fucking moron.
if i’ve smoke marijuana for years and never stopped, till like 2 months ago and i want to smoke at least a blunt for da the last time would it be in my urine once again when i have been clean for 2 months??..
yes because once you smoke even once it will show up in your system… good luck.
oh make sure when you go into the clinic for the test that you cut all of your body hair off and leave them no choice but to take it from your head. DONT GO in there with less than an inch of hair on your head and a shaved body because they will just fail you for lack of sample.
i have been long time ten year smoker. i needed to pass a hair test. what i did was wait 21 days and then cut down to 1/8 on an inch on my head. now im measuring my hair in the back center (where they cut from) until i get 1.25 inches of hair. in the past i took a hair test and only had 1.25 inches not 1.5 and the clinic girl told me that they will take a miniumum of 1.0 inches of hair (cutting 1/4 inch from root) which means they leave with .75 inch of hair. that could only go back no MORE than 6 weeks. so thats my plan now. just WAIT and let 1.25 grow to be safe then call into that job and go for test. by that time everything on my head is clean. that means its taking me 60 days to get my hair clean. if you go for a hair test and dont cut your hair you will fail. NONE of those hair shampoos can be relied upon. hair is the most effective way for an employer to find out what you have been doing. dont mess with hair tests. just cut your hair and wait. if you get an on the spot surprise test you are screwed. no chance.
you mention nothing about hair testing. many companies are going the way of hair because its so much harder to beat and it goes back 90 days in 1.5 inches of hair.
will the aromatherapy damo 2.0 show up in a urine test
Hey wsup I’m 6’1 and 190 lbs. I workout for about a hour or more everyday and I play basketball. Also I take niacin pills everyday.. How long would you say it’d take for me to get thc outta my system???
I smoked nearly every day for 10 months ( About 3 / 4 bongs a night ) I have been clean for 21 days now…Im just wondering how long until i will pass a urine test ..20ng or a 50ng…
I am 5.3 and 63KGs so im not very heavy and am not very tall…Will it take longer than a month to clean .
I am doing a lot of jogging and a lot of pull ups push ups sit ups and abs exercises …I was told by a friend it will take 3 months …but i only heard that is for extreme ( FAT ) and overweight people…. How long unti l i will pass a 15 or 20NG THC urine test..
Did you ever pass?
I need to pass a hair test in november. I was smoking a bowl or two every other day and i stopped smoking around a week ago and was told the test will detect up to 5 months. Should i be freaking out? Take niacin? Does cutting your hair work? I dont know much about it
just shave your head man,
You also need to shave your armpits, legs and balls and all.
hey i passed a piss txt and i have been smokin for monthes if u want to know the truth to pass a piss test ill tell you
and it only took 3 days
Tell me how did you Pass it?
how did you pass???
How u pass that test cause I got one coming up
How long did it take for your system to be clean?
You pass by with exercise, diet, and drinking alcohol…and most importantly…if you have frequent and random drug tests…drum roll… DON’T SMOKE. Also try replacing weed for something less frowned on that’s legally killing more people than cocain, heroine, and weed combined…alcohol
ok i havent smoked since like september 15 of 2010 and i wanna smoke a lil now like im house arrest and i havent had a drug test. i have a pounding heADache that wont go away and i dont wanna keep taking ibpophen so i wanna smoke i wonder if i only hit it couple times would it show up on a mouth swab test
As for body type effecting UA’s…. The fatter you are the longer & the skinnier the shorter amount of time. As for working out to get it out faster IS somewhat true. BUT do NOT work out the day prior to your UA since whatever fat you burned will be leaving your body AND might still contain THC & you would be just pushing more THC out of you faster than if you weren’t to exercise
ADVICE-Read my comment like 6 comments under this one to see how water effects UA’s… As for how long it stays in your system is entirely up to the individual. The best way to tell how long it’ll stay in your system is by how much you actually smoke. Say you dont smoke regularly but u take a couple hits at a party or whatever, THAT will be out of your system within 4-7 days. Meaning if you have ZERO THC in your system & you only smoke once or twice it will be out within the week. As for chronic smokers (more than 2-3 times/week) your looking at 1-3 months depending on how CHRONIC your chronic use is ;)
I am 6’1” about 170 pounds hardly any body fat and I sweat alot doing outdoor activity. I am a daily smoker but haven’t smoked in 8 days. I have a drug test in 2 days, which makes 10 days total without smoking… Will I need to system flush to pass, or will I be good?
I smoked only a couple hits a week and a half ago ..and 4 days before that a couple hits too… i was always drinking when i smoked… i have a test tomorrow… what do you think ? pass or fail ..or any way to help me
thank you <33
did you pass??????
My son needs to pass a drug test to coincide with some bogus legal problems;I’m wondering if 2 weeks will be enough time for him to test clean.He is 6’2 195,23yrs old.his job as a line cook has him being pretty active. Any information would be helpful.
Okay, here I go. I have a drug test on Thursday, at ten in the morning. The very last time that I indulged in the herbal essence was Monday of last week. I’ve taken the vitamin B-12 everyday since Monday, I’ve drunk lots of water and quite a bit of Cranberry juice. I have taken about two or three GoldenSeal Root pills, and I’ve taken 500mg’s of Niacin, every day, since the same Monday. If even been drinking a bit more of Budweiser also (this is moreso due to weed withdrawal then to flush my system). I just wanted to know if I’m good to go, or should I go and purchase something else that may help. Also, I’m 5’6 and weigh in around 120pds. My metabolism is pretty good, also. I usually exercise, but I stopped for a minute. But I recently got back into it a little a week before I stopped smoking. Do you think I’ve done enough to clean my system out in a ten day period?
Okay I have been smoking heavy since I was 13 yrs old I am now turning 23 in 13 days I have an interview tomorrow idk if I am drug testing tomorrow or not but I need to know whats up is there anyway at all I have been drinking a crap load of water all day and drinking apple cider vinegar (BARF) and I am still drinking water as I am typing this.
I need help and this job someone this is like a bad bad necessary thing HELP!!!!!
i am 5 10 and weigh 110 lbs how long will it stay in my system
The ONLY way water can help you pass a drug test is if you drink a crapload of water before the test. but it will only work if your pee is clear as WATER. cuz then it is literally ALL WATER & NO pee. Otherwise water doesnt do anything to help pass a UA. I know this cuz I did it along with the rest of my crew in the army for our UA’s. BUT depending on what or why your taking the test they may have you retake it since it will show up “inconclusive”
Does anyone know how long thc stays in your saliva? To pass a urine test try palo azul u can buy it for 1.49 at any meat markey drink for 3 days
Hello, i have been smoking between 1-2 bowls a day (average) for a few months now. I have read up on this for a few days and came here to ask a simple question. Should i A wait 30 days and take a drug test or buy a D tox kit and take it. When i have to take this test is up to me. The sooner the better. Again their is no time frame to take this, just wondering.
I’m 16 and I have to take a drug test in 2 weeks. I smoked legal about a week and a half ago, but it had weed in it too. I smoked around 3 bowls. Am
I going to fail the drug test??
I smoke mj not often thiss morning morning my managerger
Told on me right after work I have a drug stest tomorow
And i dont how to pass it ive been drinking water I hope
It helps I need help
I’ve been smoking pot just about every day since my sophomore year. I just graduated last month and actually quit smoking on the 14th of June. Last night my friend put together a home made bong while we were drinking and temptation got the better of me. I took two good rips and was pretty cross-faded afterwards. I’m a very skinny person weighing about 125 to 130 standing at about 5’8 with a good metabolism. I eat twice as much as anyone my size and hardly gain any weight just to give you an example. I am also 18 with relatively low body fat. I haven’t worked out in months but when I did I would do a considerable amount of running. Would picking up on my old work out routine lower or increase my chances of passing a drug test? Also does the consumption of cranberry juice or alcohol help to excrete THC out of you body? I’ve read plenty of testimonies online claiming that water in no way helps to clear it out of your system but some state that they do. Whats the truth behind that? Hopefully someone can help me out here.
lmao iight look you smoke out of water bongs why? becuase thc is NOT water soluble therefore, obviously water isn’t gunna do a thing to help you. secondly..working out will if you burn fat, but honestly i smoke everyday and have been smoking like that for 7 years and i inhale abought 4 grams a day. if your in a situation where your really nto sure jazz is a 25$ bottle detox and it clears your system in 1 hour and lasts 6 hours [blood,sweat,tear,saliva] ive used this and it works other than that its just gunna take you time.
what are you that dumb, you smoked out of a water bong really why its not water soluble, you stupid jerk the reason you smoke a water bong is cause when you burn weed or anything the smoke is VERY HOT and is very harsh on the throat, when a water bong is used with some nice cold water the smoke passes through the cold water not to dissolve in it but to be chilled and therefor less harsh on the throat and allowing you to take bigger hits! now you know bonehead!
Damn, did you have to be so harsh, though?
I smoked on June 4th (20 days ago) and I shared a bowl with a friend. I had a drug test yesterday and I drank 4 bottles of water before and took some vitamin B. Before smoking that one time, I smoked about 4 times a month. Will is still be in my system?
sorry girly but yes it will
Everyone is talking about smoking pot, but what about if it in a cookie or brownie? For the past 3 weeks, about 3 times a week I’ve been nibble on a cookie about an hour before bedtime. The cookies were made with butter…is the time frame to pass a drug test the same or does it take longer?
Hey I’ve taken tons of drug tests and never failed, however that was when I was a little bit younger and more in shape..I used to be able to pass within a couple of days without even without drinking water, I actually just used to drink beer or soda. Its been 2 years, I’m not in the same shape I was in, but I am still about 5’10 and 150 lbs..I smoked about every other day with my 2 friends and typically we smoke about 2 blunts between all of us..I haven’t smoked now in 6 days and have to take a drugtest in 4 days..do you think ill be fine?
how big are the blunts?
lol
I once got tested at a hospital in beginning of November and 30 days later I was clean and was told by the nurse that it takes 3o days to get out of your system. This after smoking everyday.
okay so i smoked just a little weed on june 11th, and stayed completely clean after that..i had a drug test today (june 22nd) do you think im alright? btw, i weigh about 110-115 and have a very fast metabolism..
The last time I smoked was April 16th, am I clean for a test on the 24th of June?
Are you weird? Everybody and their momma knows that after thirty days, and depending on your body fat and metabolism, that weed can leave your system with no help from diuretics or dilution at all. If you haven’t smoked for over two months, then you should be clear and ready to go…even if your metabolism is kind of slow and you weigh over two hundred pounds….but I guess you just wanted to ask a very dumb question and see who would answer it.
as a Christian man i lay my faith in Christ at all times but!! not all have that faith so i think what you are doing is very Knobble , I have a friend that is struggling with the fact that she smoked for the last two years and has a urine test coming up and when we read your web site she felt and so did I that you know what your talkin about and I am buying her the book today ………….. And your bluntness is so straight forward and not condescending or rude I love the way you put things . You are trying to help people so I say Right On Dude
God bless
Noble…and yes, the advice that I’m getting from Dee is actually helping me out a lot more than any other advice that I’ve gotten from ANYONE, be it on the web or in real life.
My son failed one drug test for a job after buying this drink in a head shop. Came up as synthetic marijuana. He was then offered another job 2 weeks later. He passed his test after three weeks of not smoking and drinking lots and lots of water. So not worth the worry and stress to all of us.
i rarley smoke, ive only done it about 4 times, and i smoked last sunday, but before that, the last time i smoked was january, should i be worried?
I have never smoked before. I smoked last night. And have a drug test on Saturday. What should I do will I be okay? I’m 5’7″ about 200 hundred pounds.
work out and drink a LOT of water
Thank you!!!
I hardly ever smoke maybe 2-3 times a year. I smoked about 1 1/2 to 2 months ago, and will soon be having to take a drug test for a new job opportunity maybe in a week or 2 coming up. Should I just start drinking alot of water as of now? Im also a very fit person and work out daily. Should I be worried?
i honestly think you will be okay.
I had a drug test today before I went to go get it done, I drank a bottle of water and then mello yellow soda, I haven’t smoke weed in a week, do u think it will show up?? I weigh 123 pounds
Well I believe so u will fell the best thing to do is take somebody else piss.
I smoked for the first time (3 or 4 hits). I had a drug screen 6 days after that. I am so worried :( Will I be ok???
No worries, especially if it’s ur first time, you’ll be fine. Trust me , I wish it was my first time
I hope so! If it’s negative I will never ever smoke weed again! It’s not worth it! Still I am very concerned. Some people write that it takes 10 days to be clean even if you are an unfrequent user. I will post once I know the result!
It’s been a week now and I still have not heard from the clinic. How long should I wait till I can feel safe?
How much would you say you weigh? And what is your height?
i smoke one or 2 times a day usually and about 5 days a week. i am 6 1 150 lbs. approx how long will it take for it to leave my system?
i took two hits thursday at a party and the last time i smoked before that day was may 21st… my drug test is this wednesday. im 5’5, 120lbs. will i be good?
yo, i stopped smoking about 4 months ago. i smoked a gram blunt today.
i am 6’1 and 140 pounds. will i be fine in about a week?
hey, i smoked about a week ago ‘ not that much , took about 5 hits. and im applying for a job. and they do drugs tests. (urine) i whiegh about 160 , im 5’7. i run everyday. you think im good ?
Hey I smoked a lot of schwag on Monday night and I’m very active 6’3 and 150 pounds am I good
smoked two weeks ago, I workout 6 days a week and drink a gallon plus a day, I have hyperhidrosis which is excessive sweating glands so when I workout I’m pouring sweat and I head to a sauna after where I’m drenched in more sweat.
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