How Long Does It Take For An Occasional Marijuana User To Get It Out Of Their System?

Posted on Wed, 23 May 2018

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Question : hi Dr. Rynne, how long does it take for an occasional marijuana user to get it out of their system, they are not overweight.

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
URINE SCREEN IS DONE IN MOST CASES.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Thanks for asking.

I can understand your concern. In normal situations, urine screen is done and after around a week the test comes negative.

In blood test also, the test becomes negative in 1-2 weeks.

In rare cases they do hair or nail test which can detect the use even after 10-12 weeks. The risk to come positive is more in regular heavy users. She is occasional user and I also doubt they will do hair or nail test. In most cases, they do urine screen.

Thanks.

Please let me know if you have more doubts.

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