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amount of time that it takes for half of the total amount of drug taken to be eliminated from the body) ranging from 1-15 days; therefore it can be expected that the drug will remain detectable in the body for 2-30 days. Since marijuana is an illegal drug, not a pharmaceutical product regulated by the FDA, it is impossible to predict the potency of the drug or what the half life of a particular plant will be. The detection time is also influenced by the amount of exposure you have to the drug. If you inhale second-hand marijuana smoke, there may be detectable metabolites in your body for several days. If you smoke it occasionally, it will usually remain in your system for up to 10 days. If you smoke it on a regular basis it will stay in your system for up to 45 days. THC has a cumulative effect, so if you smoke marijuana heavily on a daily basis, it can stay in the body for up to 90 days. This is because THC is stored in the fat cells in the body's major organs, including the brain, the liver, the bladder, and the kidneys. Once the THC is stored, it is slowly broken down to it's active metabolites (the detectable traces of THC), which can be picked up on a drug test.

Drug tests can detect active drugs as well as their metabolites. Drug testing can be done by analyzing blood, urine, hair follicles, and even saliva. As can be seen from the preceding information, the answer to the original question of "How long does THC stay in the body?" is extremely complicated, as there is not a simple formula or calculation for a time limit between when the drug is ingested and when it will no longer be detectable. There is much human variation as well as variation between different types and species of cannabis plants. To complicate matters even more, there are tests that look for a much smaller cut-off amount of the drug; some tests detect up to 50ng/ml, whereas other tests are more sensitive and will detect a smaller, trace amount.

There are numerous websites that offer home cleansing remedies that claim to rid the metabolites of THC from your body, and others that offer home testing kits. None of these, however, have been proven to be effective; in fact the general opinion is that these sites are a huge scam. Increasing your metabolism through vigorous physical exercise may theoretically remove traces of drugs from your body. Others say that flushing your system with a lot of extra water will increase the elimination of THC. This all sounds ridiculous, if you consider that

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