How much Marijuana is enough?

[PatrickBateman]

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I don't use marijana and I'm not interested in doing so. But I'm starting internship in a couple of months and I'm a little worried about passing the drug test. I live in a fairly ghetto apartment building in a fairly ghetto part of town. Helps to stretch my meager student budget, y'know. When I moved in first there was a big hole under my kitchen sink that communicated with one under the sink in the apartment next door. Cigarette smoke and the unmistakable skunk-like aroma of weed would freely pass through. I stopped the holes up as best I could but some smoke still comes through. Added to this the building has a communal air conditioning system which freely distributes the various aromas of the building, including of course the ubiquitous cannibas. This and the fact that almost every day I walk through bunches of kids sucking on blunts as I walk down the apartment stairway, means that even though I don't smoke, I must be taking in a measurable quantity of this substance.

I ordered some elisa cannabis tests from the internet and I test negative. But I've no idea how sensitive those tests are. Does anyone know if there's anything more sensitive out there that I could use? Also, what kind of test do hospitals use to screen residents? What quantity is used to determine a positive result. I've worked really hard to get this far and I don't want my residency to be screwed up just because of the dip$hits that I happen to share a building with. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[SoCuteMD]

I don't use marijana and I'm not interested in doing so. But I'm starting internship in a couple of months and I'm a little worried about passing the drug test. I live in a fairly ghetto apartment building in a fairly ghetto part of town. Helps to stretch my meager student budget, y'know. When I moved in first there was a big hole under my kitchen sink that communicated with one under the sink in the apartment next door. Cigarette smoke and the unmistakable skunk-like aroma of weed would freely pass through. I stopped the holes up as best I could but some smoke still comes through. Added to this the building has a communal air conditioning system which freely distributes the various aromas of the building, including of course the ubiquitous cannibas. This and the fact that almost every day I walk through bunches of kids sucking on blunts as I walk down the apartment stairway, means that even though I don't smoke, I must be taking in a measurable quantity of this substance.

I ordered some elisa cannabis tests from the internet and I test negative. But I've no idea how sensitive those tests are. Does anyone know if there's anything more sensitive out there that I could use? Also, what kind of test do hospitals use to screen residents? What quantity is used to determine a positive result. I've worked really hard to get this far and I don't want my residency to be screwed up just because of the dip$hits that I happen to share a building with. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I remember during college we were given a talk about drugs, and the inevitable, "Well, what if I'm just in a dorm room around it, will I test positive?" question came up. The presenter had done some research and turned up SOMETHING that said that you would have to spend some ridiculous amount of time in a hot-boxed care to test positive (IIRC, 5 hours or so). Spread the same amount of smoke around a dorm room and you were at a much higher number. So, I guess you could take it one step further and spread it across an entire apartment, and it would be even larger.

I think there actually was some research done on this, so you might be able to turn up something in the lit.

 

[deleted87716]

Here ya' go: http://www.norchemlab.com/reference/dtq/0103dtq03.htm

 

[EM Junkie]

May I suggest you purchase a can of "Great Stuff" insulating foam sealant at your local hardware store to fill in that hole...

 

[locitamd]

I'm concerned because I use the Body Shop's Hemp seed body lotion and it occurred to me that maybe I'm absorbing THC through my skin? It would be a killer to test positive all b/c of a cream. 😕 Anybody know anything about this?

 

[Cap'nOblivious]

Hemp contains a negiligible amount of THC. If it did, hippies would be smoking it, not wearing it.

 

[monkeyarms]

as a former smoker of lots of weed and a current smoker of occasional weed, i can guarantee you that there is zero chance you fail a drug test based on your exposure. you have to smoke a lot for a long time to fail based on my personal experience and the experience of countless friends. i know many people who have smoked a large amount within a week of taking a test and passed. if you are fat it slightly increases your chances of failing, because thc accumulates in fat cells. if you are really worried, you can accelerate the process of flushing your system with exercise and fluid intake. you can also "cheat" the test by fluid overloading before test day and diluting your urine. or you can go straight professional athlete and get yourself a "whizzinator"

 

[mysophobe]

I got tested during college once the day after smoking and I passed. Being in the same room isn't going to do jack.

 

[DarkWingDuck]

"Mule and coworkers conducted a study in 1988 involving eight marijuana smokers, each smoking four cigarettes...."


WTF??

4 joints each

 

[mysophobe]

I only smoked a few times during high school, so I don't have a giant frame of reference, but I smoked a LOT once. I think I was going into a coma when the pizza guy came and woke me up, lol.

 

[DrNick2006]

"I', only around it" the OP says. LOL what ever man

You know you like to hit the sticks buddy.

 

[souljah1]

This posts shows me how little 'worldly experience' some people have.

 

[phllystyl]

just gotta chill out and get lifted my friend. UDS is prolly far far off.

Funny story involving all of this though: I was at a party in toronto once at a friend's place, everyone was smoking except for me and one other person. I had this massive poofy adidas coat in the same room.

The next day, I go to get on a plane back to Philly as my spring break was ending. In line at the airport, a cute german shepard comes and sits next to me. I think nothing of it, owning one at home, and start petting the dog.

Little did I know that this was not just your average german shepard but a customs german shepard. I was quickly greeted by several burly US Customs agents, who pulled me aside, rifled through my luggage (I had been in the GTA for about a week, and given that I wore much bigger pants back then, i had a big suitcase), while screaming "WHERE IS THE DOPE, WE KNOW YOU HAVE IT. YOU LOOK AGITATED, ARE YOU HIDING SOMETHING FROM US?!?!?!"

Now I think "agitation" is a perfectly legitimate reaction to having a US Customs agent throwing your packed clothes to and fro while yelling at you about pot in an airport, with you flight in less than half an hour. And, being the jackass that I am, I told them this, in not so polite terms. This bought me the most embarassing of all custom agents tactics- the strip search. They took me into a back room, made me strip naked, and then, finally convinced that I truly did not have any "dope" on me, allowed me to redress, shove all of my stuff into my suitcase fast as hell, and catch my flight home.

Barely caught my flight. But it makes for a great story in retrospect.

 

[edinOH]

You can probably find some indirect evidence of your probability of testing positive just by looking around your apartment.

If you see innumerable empty Cheeto's bags and twinky wrappers, a working lava lamp, and a well worn copy of "The Wall" by Pink Floyd, you might be in trouble.

Othewise I wouldn't sweat it too much...dude. 😎

 

[lvspro]

just gotta chill out and get lifted my friend. UDS is prolly far far off.

Funny story involving all of this though: I was at a party in toronto once at a friend's place, everyone was smoking except for me and one other person. I had this massive poofy adidas coat in the same room.

The next day, I go to get on a plane back to Philly as my spring break was ending. In line at the airport, a cute german shepard comes and sits next to me. I think nothing of it, owning one at home, and start petting the dog.

Little did I know that this was not just your average german shepard but a customs german shepard. I was quickly greeted by several burly US Customs agents, who pulled me aside, rifled through my luggage (I had been in the GTA for about a week, and given that I wore much bigger pants back then, i had a big suitcase), while screaming "WHERE IS THE DOPE, WE KNOW YOU HAVE IT. YOU LOOK AGITATED, ARE YOU HIDING SOMETHING FROM US?!?!?!"

Now I think "agitation" is a perfectly legitimate reaction to having a US Customs agent throwing your packed clothes to and fro while yelling at you about pot in an airport, with you flight in less than half an hour. And, being the jackass that I am, I told them this, in not so polite terms. This bought me the most embarassing of all custom agents tactics- the strip search. They took me into a back room, made me strip naked, and then, finally convinced that I truly did not have any "dope" on me, allowed me to redress, shove all of my stuff into my suitcase fast as hell, and catch my flight home.

Barely caught my flight. But it makes for a great story in retrospect.

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[inositide]

you can buy a can of spray insulting foam to plug the whole.
see http://www.greatstuff.dow.com/

did you do an an ELISA in your apt???

 

[Flopotomist]

This posts shows me how little 'worldly experience' some people have.

I was thinking the same thing - I am also thinking of how dull the hospital I work in would be if they weeded people out who dabbled with the wacky brownies every now and then - those are the fun people!

 

[CTSballer11]

Dude you should be fine. Now just chill out and maybe smoke a blunt or two.

 

[mysophobe]

I was thinking the same thing - I am also thinking of how dull the hospital I work in would be if they weeded people out who dabbled with the wacky brownies every now and then - those are the fun people!

Damn right. Lap choles are a hell of a lot more interesting after baking in the lounge for a few.

 

[Blake]

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