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Is There Any Way To Clean The Body From Marijuana Before The Drug Test?

My son did a really stupid thing! First, he is not a habitual marijuana smoker. But he did smoke about 5 days ago. Now he s up for a great job and waiting to hear when they want him to come in for a drug test. Rather than fail, he s talking about not showing up. Is there any way to clean his system in a couple of days? Again, he is not a habitual user and has not smoked at all, until last week, for well over 6 months, maybe closer to a year.
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
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not really. On the other hand, with a small exposure, a time of greater than 5 days is pretty likely to clear it out.
It can be tested with over the counter testing which is not that different than initial screening tests used.
On the other hand, with chronic, high, daily use, metabolites of marijuana soak into fat and slowly come out over months. One time use doesn't do that enough to show up even 1 week later.
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Is There Any Way To Clean The Body From Marijuana Before The Drug Test?

not really. On the other hand, with a small exposure, a time of greater than 5 days is pretty likely to clear it out. It can be tested with over the counter testing which is not that different than initial screening tests used. On the other hand, with chronic, high, daily use, metabolites of marijuana soak into fat and slowly come out over months. One time use doesn t do that enough to show up even 1 week later.