It all depends on how often marijuana is being used.
Marijuana itself will not 'stay' within the body's system. The chemical within marijuana called THC does. This chemical is stored inside the fatty tissue of different organs of the body. Despite this, the THC will be detectable for only a limited time. A drug test, including a urine test, looks for the by-product of the body that metabolises the THC within the body's fat. This by-product is called 9-carboxy-THC.
Detection times of marijuana
Frequent user blood drug test (this is defined as a person who will smoke several times a week):
THC: Four to eight hours after having smoked
THC by-product: At least two weeks (possibly more) after having smoked
Frequent user urine drug tests:
THC by-product: Two weeks up to one month after having smoked (three months for an extremely heavy user)
Infrequent user blood drug tests:
THC: Three to four hours after having smoked
THC by-product: Two to three days after having smoked
Infrequent user urine drug tests:
THC by-product: Up to 10 days after having smoked
Marijuana remains the most used illegal drug within the USA. It is a green or brown blend of dried and shredded flowers, seeds, stems and leaves of a hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa. Stronger marijuana is found in the form of hash oil, hashish and Sinsemilla. __The key active chemical within marijuana is called THC. THC is a mind-altering or psychoactive ingredient. When the smoke of marijuana is inhaled, the THC will rapidly pass from the person's lungs to their bloodstream and be carried to their brain and various organs throughout their body. The THC will act on certain receptors within the brain. These are called cannabinoid receptors. This will start off a series of cellular responses that leads to a 'high' that a user will experience. _
Marijuana itself will not 'stay' within the body's system. The chemical within marijuana called THC does. This chemical is stored inside the fatty tissue of different organs of the body. Despite this, the THC will be detectable for only a limited time. A drug test, including a urine test, looks for the by-product of the body that metabolises the THC within the body's fat. This by-product is called 9-carboxy-THC.
Detection times of marijuana
Frequent user blood drug test (this is defined as a person who will smoke several times a week):
THC: Four to eight hours after having smoked
THC by-product: At least two weeks (possibly more) after having smoked
Frequent user urine drug tests:
THC by-product: Two weeks up to one month after having smoked (three months for an extremely heavy user)
Infrequent user blood drug tests:
THC: Three to four hours after having smoked
THC by-product: Two to three days after having smoked
Infrequent user urine drug tests:
THC by-product: Up to 10 days after having smoked
Marijuana remains the most used illegal drug within the USA. It is a green or brown blend of dried and shredded flowers, seeds, stems and leaves of a hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa. Stronger marijuana is found in the form of hash oil, hashish and Sinsemilla. __The key active chemical within marijuana is called THC. THC is a mind-altering or psychoactive ingredient. When the smoke of marijuana is inhaled, the THC will rapidly pass from the person's lungs to their bloodstream and be carried to their brain and various organs throughout their body. The THC will act on certain receptors within the brain. These are called cannabinoid receptors. This will start off a series of cellular responses that leads to a 'high' that a user will experience. _