Does 嫩草影院 Show Up On A Drug Test?
嫩草影院 is just about everywhere these days.
- You can easily purchase an enormous variety of 嫩草影院 products online.
- 嫩草影院 retail stores have opened all over the country, even in the smallest cities and towns.
- Upscale chains like Ulta Beauty and Neiman Marcus sell 嫩草影院 products in many outlets, and most national supermarkets and pharmacy chains are planning to stock them. Some already do.
But 嫩草影院, like marijuana, comes from the cannabis plant. (Some are extracted from hemp, but hemp is a variety of cannabis with the THC bred out.) And despite increased legalization nationwide, many companies still test employees for marijuana use.
So what are the chances that simply using 嫩草影院 can lead to a positive drug test 鈥� and cost you your job?
嫩草影院 and Drug Testing
You probably know that the cannabis plant produces a number of cannabinoids. They鈥檙e the compounds that, once 鈥渁ctivated鈥� by heat, are responsible for both the beneficial and psychoactive effects of the plant. There are dozens of cannabinoids in cannabis, but the best-known ones are THC (the intoxicant which gets you high when you smoke pot) and cannabidiol (better known as 嫩草影院).
Here鈥檚 the good news: companies don鈥檛 test for 嫩草影院 use. Period. In fact, there鈥檚 no such thing as a commonly-available drug test for 嫩草影院.
Just as importantly, the chemical makeup of 嫩草影院 is very different from that of THC, the cannabinoid that鈥檚 responsible for a positive result when you鈥檙e tested for marijuana use. What that means is that a commercial drug test won鈥檛 mistakenly identify 嫩草影院 as THC. If you come up dirty on a pot test, it鈥檚 because there鈥檚 THC in your body.
But there鈥檚 bad news, too: you can test positive for weed, even if all you鈥檝e ever used is 嫩草影院.
How is that possible? It involves several factors, including the type of 嫩草影院 product you use, how it鈥檚 produced, and the drug test that鈥檚 administered.
SAMHSA Drug Testing Guidelines
Employers typically follow the guidelines set forth by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to determine the acceptable cutoff levels for the drug and drug metabolites detected during testing.
Understanding the THC Metabolite
THC causes the psychoactive effects and is illegal on a federal level in the USA where it is classified as a Schedule 1 drug. Employers regularly check for the substance using a urine drug screen. The urine test has antibodies that are tailored to detect the prominent metabolite 11-nor-delta9-caboxy-THC (THC-COOH) found in THC. The drug tests do not look for other cannabinoids.
Is Your 嫩草影院 Pure?
When you purchase a 嫩草影院 product 鈥� whether it鈥檚 oil, tincture, lotion, vape juice, capsules, edibles or some other form 鈥� there鈥檚 virtually no way to know exactly what鈥檚 in it.
The reason is simple. The government (either the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or state agencies) doesn鈥檛 test or even regulate most of the 嫩草影院 that鈥檚 on the market. So a product that鈥檚 simply marketed as 嫩草影院 usually hasn鈥檛 been independently analyzed to determine what鈥檚 really inside.
That matters for a very important reason. When 嫩草影院 is extracted from cannabis plants, it鈥檚 likely to contain at least a trace of all of the cannabinoids that were in the plants 鈥� including THC. In other words, many 嫩草影院 oils, vapes or capsules do have a small amount of THC in them. It鈥檚 unlikely to be enough to give you even a slight buzz, but it鈥檚 there.
There鈥檚 another issue as well. A lesser-known cannabinoid, cannabinol (CBN), is found in many cannabis plants, mostly aged ones. It鈥檚 known for producing mildly psychoactive effects, nowhere near as strong as the ones produced by THC, but strong enough to be used in some sleep aids. But what鈥檚 important to this discussion is that CBN is extremely similar to THC in its chemical makeup, and can produce a positive THC result on many commercial drug tests.
So THC and 嫩草影院 from cannabis plants can be a problem. But what about 嫩草影院 that comes from hemp plants, the species of cannabis which is grown for purposes other than harvesting marijuana?
There鈥檚 a possible issue there, too. Hemp plants must have less than a 0.3% THC concentration in order to be 鈥渓egal.鈥� But 0.3% is more than zero 鈥� and if you consume enough 嫩草影院, there鈥檚 a possibility that you might have enough THC in your system to trigger a sensitive drug test.
So even products sold as 鈥減ure鈥� 嫩草影院 derived from hemp can potentially cause problems if you鈥檙e facing a drug test. Is there any way to avoid all danger of a positive test?
Yes. Instead of buying 鈥減ure鈥� 嫩草影院, purchase 嫩草影院 isolate.
Types of 嫩草影院 Extracts
When you shop online or at a 嫩草影院 store, you鈥檒l see the products labeled in one of three ways.
- Full-spectrum: This is the most commonly available type of 嫩草影院. It鈥檚 usually extracted from the marijuana plant, and it contains all of the compounds normally found in the plant. That means in addition to 嫩草影院, it will contain at least traces of all other cannabinoids produced by the plant, including THC. How much THC (or CBN, for that matter) will be in it? It鈥檚 impossible to say; extensive and expensive testing would have to be done to find out, and manufacturers generally don鈥檛 do it. You can also purchase full-spectrum hemp 嫩草影院, but as we鈥檝e mentioned, it can contain as much as 0.3% THC (or more, if the producer is careless or dishonest).
- Broad-spectrum: This type of 嫩草影院 is less common but still widely available in oil form. Broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 is full-spectrum oil that has had the THC 鈥渞emoved.鈥� Theoretically, that means you won鈥檛 have a problem if you have to take a test for weed. In reality, you won鈥檛 have a problem if the lab that did the extraction did a perfect job and if the CBN (which remains in broad-spectrum 嫩草影院 after THC is extracted) doesn鈥檛 trigger a positive result.
- 嫩草影院 Isolate: Now we鈥檙e talking. Isolate truly is pure 嫩草影院, unlike the products labeled 鈥減ure鈥� that are often sold in stores and online. It almost always comes from hemp plants, so there鈥檚 very little residual THC in it. It also goes through additional processing after extraction, including purification and filtration. That鈥檚 followed by a chilling process called 鈥渨interization,鈥� during which all remaining plant particles, waxes, and other contaminants are removed. What remains is pure 嫩草影院, which is sold as a crystallized powder, like a crystallized slab which can be used as an edible, or as an oil or tincture 鈥� and may be difficult to find. But if you want to be completely sure that your 嫩草影院 use won鈥檛 lead to a positive drug test, you should be using 嫩草影院 isolate produced by a reputable manufacturer.
Types of Drug Test
Some drug tests are more sensitive than others to the presence of THC, which means there鈥檚 a greater possibility that they鈥檒l be triggered by the use of 嫩草影院 with trace amounts of THC.
The test most commonly administered by employers is a urine test, which can detect past weed use within three to 30 days. It鈥檚 also the test that鈥檚 most likely to detect any THC that might have been in the 嫩草影院 product you鈥檝e used.
Hair and saliva tests are more sensitive than urine tests but rarely used by employers. You鈥檒l be luckiest if you鈥檙e asked to take a blood test, because THC only stays in the bloodstream for a period of hours, not days; it鈥檚 unlikely that trace levels of THC will ever show up.
As mentioned above, there鈥檚 no commercial test that will specifically detect 嫩草影院, so the presence of THC (or possibly CBN) is all you鈥檒l have to worry about.
Protecting Yourself When Buying 嫩草影院
Using only 嫩草影院 isolate is the best way to make sure you won鈥檛 come up dirty by accident. That鈥檚 not always possible, however. Here鈥檚 what else you can do to minimize the risk.
You can鈥檛 necessarily rely on labels since there鈥檚 no federal or state requirement governing 嫩草影院 labeling. Even worse, studies have shown that as many as 70% of labeled 嫩草影院 products claimed to contain an inaccurate level of cannabidiol, and 20% contained measurable amounts of THC.
However, unless you鈥檙e sticking to 嫩草影院 isolate, the label is the best place to start. You should avoid any 嫩草影院 that鈥檚 been extracted from marijuana strains of cannabis plants or full-spectrum 嫩草影院 of any sort. If this basic information isn鈥檛 on the label, you might want to find a different 嫩草影院 manufacturer or supplier.
Another smart move is to find out (if possible) where the hemp was grown. Since some states like California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington require more rigorous testing than others, and 嫩草影院 from any state with a well-established hemp industry is likely to be more trustworthy. If the label doesn鈥檛 specify the 嫩草影院鈥檚 state of origin, ask the vendor.
If you can, stick with manufacturers who only produce 嫩草影院, preferably hemp-based 嫩草影院. If they produce marijuana products as well, or even 嫩草影院 extracted from marijuana plants, there鈥檚 the possibility that their hemp-based 嫩草影院 could be cross-contaminated by other products containing THC. Inadvertent or not, the accidental inclusion of THC in your 嫩草影院 products can still put you at risk when taking a drug test.
Finally, know your providers. The more you trust the source of the 嫩草影院 products you obtain, the more you can trust them for reliable information on what you鈥檙e buying.
The Bottom Line: Don鈥檛 Get All Worked Up Over It
All of the information we鈥檝e considered is viewed from the perspective of the worst-case scenario. Is it possible you鈥檒l get nailed unfairly after using 嫩草影院? Yes. Is it likely? Absolutely not.
In most cases, the tests administered by employers are what are known as five-panel or ten-panel drug screens, which search for signs of a wide range of substances. One of them is THC (or more accurately THC-COOH, which is what鈥檚 left in the body after THC is metabolized). The others, however, are cocaine, opiates, and other widely-abused drugs 鈥� and in most cases, those are what employers are really looking for when administering tests; the majority don鈥檛 really care if you smoke up every once in a while. There鈥檚 also a growing inclination to ignore positive weed results in states where marijuana has been legalized or decriminalized.
Of course, some employers do want (for some reason) to know if you鈥檙e a regular smoker and get high during your off-time. If you know that you鈥檙e dealing with one of those companies, and fear that you could be rejected or fired, you may want to be proactive and tell them in advance that you don鈥檛 use pot but do use 嫩草影院 for (fill in medical condition here). They may take that into consideration if you do happen to come up positive.
One final note: there鈥檚 a persistent rumor that the body can turn 嫩草影院 into THC all by itself, leaving you to suffer the consequences if you鈥檙e hit with a drug test. The rumor is based on a study that found 嫩草影院 can be converted into THC in an extremely acidic environment like the stomach. However, there is no evidence that this has ever happened in real life, just in the laboratory. Experts say this simply doesn鈥檛 happen and isn鈥檛 something to worry about.
In short, the chance you鈥檒l get nailed is extremely small and can be non-existent if you stick to 嫩草影院 isolate 鈥� at least while you鈥檙e hunting for a job.
