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How Long Does Marijuana Stay Detected In The System?

Hi, I have been advised by my school that I need to take a drug test, they were not aware of it, but I have to do it ASAP.. I will hopefully have a month but I was looking for some advice. I am currently on treatment for chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. Marijuana has helped me through the last three years of this debilitating issue. The doctors are always willing to give me highly addictive drugs like ambien and muscle relaxers, however they only add to my extreme fatigue, and I was noticing a dependence on these medications quite early, so I told the doctor and it was stopped. I simply smoke marijuana because it helps my nausea, pain, and insomnia INCREDIBLY. I am 22 y.o. female, I am 5'3" and weight 116 lbs. I used to be incredibly active but have been lacking much exercise this summer due to certain life emergencies. I will try to exercise this month because I know it helps, but I was wondering if you had any idea if I MIGHT be okay within a month.

I take probiotics, vitamin B complex and cranberry pills daily as part of my treatment regime. (I'm also worried that the prescriptions I take will make it take longer to detox because the liver will be working harder)..
Wed, 2 Mar 2016
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Marijuana from ONE exposure stays up to one week. WIth chronic daily moderate to heavy use, it accumulates (slowly) into fat and deep tissues and these clear ... erratically. It may or may not be cleared in one month and in those who it is not cleared some tests are positive then negative then positive and depends on the test and limit of sensitivity.

Probiotics can only be real if made under laboratory conditions. Even then, they are not different than food. Cranberry pills are not regulated to know what they have in them. Cranberries themselves and b complex are not any different than food and not going to interfere but the quality control of dietary supplements is entirely non-existant and you cannot say what is actually in it. St. Johns WOULD likely interfere. Mostly they don't.
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How Long Does Marijuana Stay Detected In The System?

Marijuana from ONE exposure stays up to one week. WIth chronic daily moderate to heavy use, it accumulates (slowly) into fat and deep tissues and these clear ... erratically. It may or may not be cleared in one month and in those who it is not cleared some tests are positive then negative then positive and depends on the test and limit of sensitivity. Probiotics can only be real if made under laboratory conditions. Even then, they are not different than food. Cranberry pills are not regulated to know what they have in them. Cranberries themselves and b complex are not any different than food and not going to interfere but the quality control of dietary supplements is entirely non-existant and you cannot say what is actually in it. St. Johns WOULD likely interfere. Mostly they don t.