How Long Does Marijuana Stay In Your Hair?

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How Long Does Marijuana Stay In Your Hair?

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Do you take marijuana occasionally or been a user
for months now? If you want to pass a drug test,
here are a few things you need to know about the
effects of marijuana once it enters into your
system.

• How long does marijuana stay in your hair?

Individuals taking marijuana are larger
quantities are more concerned on the duration
this weed would stay in ones system. Well, for
your information hair follicle testing is a
common drug test procedure performed to get a
precise report of presence of drugs or substances
including marijuana. A hair test usually checks
the presence of THC COOH, a metabolite which is
an active ingredient of cannabis. So, if you are
smoking or ingesting marijuana, THC would pass in
your blood down to your liver. In fact, this
metabolite can stay in other parts of the body
like kidney, heart and lungs. The longer you take
marijuana, the higher percentage of the THC being
found in your hair follicles.
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How is a hair follicle test done?

• For example, if you just consumed marijuana few
  times like twice for the period of 3 months, you
  have a higher percentage of getting a negative
  result on the hair follicle test. But, if you
  took marijuana for the past 3 months excessively,
  then, this is quite alarming because the hair
  follicle test will surely deliver a positive
  result of traces of THC metabolites in your hair
  sample.

So, if you want to check if you have traces of
marijuana after smoking, get a hair sample of 1.5
inches length. The hair follicle must be taken
from its root. In the event you have shorter hair
than the required length of strand, hair samples
from your underarm can be used. As for men, chest
hair including beards can be used for hair
follicle test.
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• Now that you have a clear idea on how long does
  marijuana stay in your hair, its basically
  within the 3 months duration. Most of us grow our
  hair within 3 months in order to get at least the
  standard hair length of at least 1.5 inches to
  get a positive result of THC.
• In your last intake of marijuana just week ago,
  better cut off your hair and avoid at all cost
  smoking until you have grown your hair because
  there is a possibility of the your new hair will
  not hold any traces of THC metabolites.

• Whether you smoke or ingest marijuana
  occasionally, this is could still put you to a
  failed hair follicle drug test. Keep in mind,
  unlike other prohibited drugs and substances that
  can be easily detected in the blood, saliva or
  urine, marijuana is best detected through hair
  follicle test. Many employers still use this kind
  of drug testing to ensure their potential
  employees dont smoke or ingest marijuana because
  it is considered a prohibited substance. Besides,
  if taken for prolonged periods and at larger
  quantities the user can achieve euphoria or
  feeing high, making him or her vulnerable in
  exhibiting bad behavior.