![]() ![]() DON’T RELY ON EXCUSES:Īlthough urine tests are far from infallible, it is difficult to challenge positive test results. However, recognizing that many of you may face drug testing on short notice, we offer the following advice for emergencies with our best wishes (but no promises!). If you are on the job market, it is prudent to expect being tested and avoid marijuana. Since urine tests do not detect the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, THC, but rather other, nonactive metabolites, they in no way measure impairment nonetheless, this fact is of no account to employers in today’s anti-drug hysteria. Unfortunately, this may be difficult since urine tests may detect marijuana 1-5 days after an occasional use, 1-3 weeks in regular users, and 4-6 weeks in multiple daily users. Aside from launching a legal challenge, your best defense against urine testing is to be clean. While NORML strongly opposes drug use on the job, we think no one should be forced to submit to urine testing, especially for marijuana. ![]() Dale Gieringer, Ph.D, Director, California NORML ![]()
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