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Cannabis Drug Testing (Urine)

Overview

How long do urine drug tests detect cannabis?

There is no simple answer to this question.

Detection time depends strongly on the kind and sensitivity of the test employed; the frequency, dosage, and last time of use; the individual subject's genetic makeup, the state of one's metabolism, digestive and excretory systems; and other random, unknown factors.

Average

Cannabis - Single Use 1-7+ days

Cannabis - Regular Use 7- 48+ days

Science & Research

Undated - Study - Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabivarin testing may not have the sensitivity to detect marijuana use among individuals ingesting dronabinol


2012 - Study ~ Unexpected interference of baby wash products with a cannabinoid (THC) immunoassay.


2011 - Study ~ The current status of community drug testing via the analysis of drugs and drug metabolites in sewage


2011 - Study ~ A method for CP 47, 497 a synthetic non-traditional cannabinoid in human urine using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry


2011 - Study ~ Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of urine specimens for K2 (JWH-018) metabolites.


2011 - Study ~ Zinc Reduces the Detection of Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and THC by ELISA Urine Testing. 8 to 11 mg of zinc daily; over 40 mg/day can cause zinc poisoning.


2011 - Study ~ Concentrations of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-nor-9-carboxytetrahydrocannabinol in blood and urine after passive exposure to Cannabis smoke in a coffee shop.


2011 - Study ~ Quantitative measurement of JWH-018 and JWH-073 metabolites excreted in human urine.


2011 - Study ~ Differentiating new cannabis use from residual urinary cannabinoid excretion in chronic, daily cannabis users.


2011 - Study ~ Efavirenz interference in urine screening immunoassays for tetrahydrocannabinol.


2010 - Study ~ Urine Drug Screening: A Valuable Office Procedure


2010 - Study ~ Delta9-tetrahydrocannabivarin testing may not have the sensitivity to detect marijuana use among individuals ingesting dronabinol.


2010 - Study ~ Testing for cannabis in the work-place: a review of the evidence.


2010 - Study ~ Quantitation of Total 11-Nor-9-Carboxy-Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Urine and Blood Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).


2010 - Study ~ Differentiating new cannabis use from residual urinary cannabinoid excretion in chronic, daily cannabis users.


2010 - Study ~ Detection of cannabigerol and its presumptive metabolite in human urine after Cannabis consumption.


2010 - Study ~ Screening for the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 and its major metabolites in human doping controls.



2009 - Study - Extended urinary Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol excretion in chronic cannabis users precludes use as a biomarker of new drug exposure


2009 - Study - Do Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations indicate recent use in chronic cannabis users?


2009 - Study - Urinary toxicological screening: Analytical interference between niflumic acid and cannabis


2009 - Study ~ Evaluation of a Human On-site Urine Multidrug Test for Emergency Use With Dogs


2009 - Study ~ Passive inhalation of cannabis smoke--is it detectable?


2009 - Letter ~ Short communication: Urinary excretion of 11-nor-9-carboxy-Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in a pregnant woman following heavy, chronic cannabis use.


2008 - Study ~ Urine Drug Screening: Practical Guide for Clinicians


2008 - Study - Urinary elimination of 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta9-tetrahydrocannnabinol in cannabis users during continuously monitored abstinence


2007 - Study ~ Urine drug test interpretation: what do physicians know?


2007 - Study ~ Family physicians' proficiency in urine drug test interpretation.


2007 - Study - The effects of adulterants and selected ingested compounds on drugs-of-abuse testing in urine


2007 - Study - Toxicity From the Use of Niacin to Beat Urine Drug Screening


2007 - Study - Simultaneous GC–EI-MS Determination of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-Hydroxy-Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, and 11-nor-9-Carboxy-Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Urine Following Tandem Enzyme-Alkaline Hydrolysis


2006 - Study - Detection time of regular THC use in urine shorter than often assumed


2005 - Study ~ Papain: a novel urine adulterant.


2004 - Study ~ Passive Inhalation of Cannabis Smoke.




2003 - Study ~ Urinary excretion profiles of 11-nor-9-carboxy-Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol: a Delta9-THC-COOH to creatinine ratio study #2.



2002 - Study ~ Effects of Stealth adulterant on immunoassay testing for drugs of abuse.


2002 - Study ~ A procedure for the detection of Stealth adulterant in urine samples.


2002 - Study ~ Effects of oxidizing adulterants on detection of 11-nor-delta9-THC-9-carboxylic acid in urine.


2002 - Study ~ Monitoring urinary excretion of cannabinoids by fluorescence-polarization immunoassay: a cannabinoid-to-creatinine ratio study.


2001 - Study - Delta9-tetrahydrocannabivarin as a marker for the ingestion of marijuana versus Marinol: results of a clinical study


2001 - Study ~ Evaluating the impact of hemp food consumption on workplace drug tests.



2000- Study ~ Cannabinoid mimics in chocolate utilized as an argument in court


2000 - Study ~ Effects of pyridinium chlorochromate adulterant (urine luck) on testing for drugs of abuse and a method for quantitative detection of chromium (VI) in urine.


1999 - Study - Potassium nitrite reaction with 11-nor-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid in urine in relation to the drug screening analysis


1999 - Study ~ Urinary excretion profiles of 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol: a delta9-THCCOOH to creatinine ratio study.


1999 - Study ~ Adulteration of urine by "Urine Luck".


1999 - Study ~ Potassium nitrite reaction with 11-nor-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid in urine in relation to the drug screening analysis


1999 - Study ~ Concentration of Marijuana Metabolites in the Urine After Ingestion of Hemp Seed Tea.


1997 - Study - Hemp oil causes positive urine tests for THC


1997 - Study ~ Hemp oil ingestion causes positive urine tests for Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid


1997 - Study ~ A procedure to overcome interferences caused by the adulterant "Klear" in the GC-MS analysis of 11-nor-delta9-THC-9-COOH


1997 - Study ~ Excretion of Cannabinoids in Urine After Ingestion of Cannabis Seed Oil.



1994 - Study ~ Increased detection of marijuana use with a 50 micrograms/L urine screening cutoff.


1993 - Study ~ Effect of freezing on the concentration of drugs of abuse in urine.


1993 - Study ~ High urinary cannabinoids from a hashish body packer.


1990 - Study ~ Cross-reactivity of selected compounds in the Abbott TDx cannabinoid assay.


1988 - Study ~ Marijuana-Laced Brownies: Behavioral Effects, Physiologic Effects, and Urinalysis in Humans Following Ingestion


1987 - Study ~ Cannabinoid intake by passive smoking


1986 - Study ~ Contact highs and urinary cannabinoid excretion after passive exposure to
marijuana smoke


1985 - Study ~ Excretion patterns of cannabinoid metabolites after last use in a group of chronic users


1983 - Study ~ Passive inhalation of marihuana smoke and urinary excretion of cannabinoids


1982 - Study ~ Persistence of Urinary Marijuana Levels After Supervised Abstinence.


1981 - Study ~ Laboratory verification of “heavy” and “light” users of cannabis


1978 - Study ~ Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay for cannabinoids in urine.


1975 - Study ~ Detection of cannabis products in urine by radioimmunoassay.


1972 - Study ~ Confirmation of the Presence of 11-Hydroxy-r 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in the Urine of Marijuana Smokers


1971 - Study ~ Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: Metabolism and Disposition in Long-term Marihuana Smokers.


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