every day smoker over 30 years

[Treetops]

Having a CDL I was always getting tested..Got caught, but from that time on I used these pills http://www17.netrition.com/daily_detox_page.htmland drank Cranberry Juice everyday....Never again did I get caught, but I also changed my ways till retirement!!!!! I too applaud you in your determination to make this change in your life...

[stoned in paradise]

Well, day 40 and the faint red line reappeared and was the same for day 41, and here we are at day 42 and the 2nd red line is still faint but becoming more vivid, but I still would not want to trust being under the cutoff point at this time, and would have to caution anyone in believing that even 6 weeks is enough time for every person to detox naturally.

[msthingalso]

I have smoked for 35 years and clean out in 28 days, just in time to pass my tests, I drink lots of water every day so I think that is a big factor.

[stoned in paradise]

As fakeboobs will atest drinking alot of water during the days leading up to a drug test does not do much to rid the THC metabolites of ones body.

I know this is true because I also drink a fair amount of water as I work outdoors in 90+ degree heat, there are days I will drink in excess of 2 gallons of water and average about 1 gallon a day.

Other factors such as body fat and the amount of substance consumed and of course the quality of that substance are the major contributing factors in which the body will rid itself of the THC metabolites, and as I have stated earlier my usage has been quite heavy (aprox. 2 grams a day) for many years, with the quality being better than average:rasta:

And as far as body fat is concerned I am arround 215 LBS at 5'11'' so I am definately capable of storing a fair amount of THC metabolites, and when you combine these factors with an aparant slow metabolism rate it is not surprising to see the results I am reporting, discouraging but not surprising.

So here we are at 44 days of abstaining and I am still only getting a faint 2nd red line, but I am not giving up hope of one day soon seeing that bold red line on the test line.:dance:

[drew2420]

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Ha how high are you?

[stoned in paradise]

HAHA HA AHAHAH AHA AH HA ALL OF YOU PEEPS THAT R HERE R GONNA FAIL YOUR DRUG TEST BECAUS YOU NEED THESE FORUMES HERE TOO HELP AND SEEK ADVICE BUT YOU KO WAT YOU R ALL GOIN TO FAIL IND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT SO WHY R YOU PEPULL GONA ASK WHEN THERE IS NO HOPE, BUWAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!1

You can't get that stupid simply from smoking weed, it just can't happen !!!!!

And for those that are still following my personal progress, we are at day 48 and still not a bold line for the test line, and it looks real odd on a 5 panel test where you get 4 bold lines, and then the line for THC is so faint in comparison it would make anybody suspiscious.

But I will emerge victorious, :dance:

[drew2420]

Hey stoned in paradise just out of curiosity do you feel you have had any long term affects from smoking marijuana for 30 years. I'm just curious because most long term affects are not really known. You might hear from DARE how it will fry your brain or whatever, but a lot of that is crap. Would you say you have any serious long term affects? Or has marijuana pretty much been a positive part of your life for the last 30 years?

[stoned in paradise]

Drew that is a good question, I am not really sure what is meant by "long term effects".

Personally I started smoking pot on an everyday basis in 1971, and was a casual smoker for about 3 years before that.

That would put me at about 35 years smoking everyday, while through the 70s smoking mostly an OZ a week (mexican) until the paraquot (spelling) scare and then switching to columbian gold at about 1/2 OZ a week.
Slipping in a little domestic green every now and again. good green mind you.

But from the 80s until present (or at least up to 7 weeks ago) I have tried to make an OZ last 2 weeks, depending on the quality of course, sometimes longer and sometimes shorter.

Now as far as any adverse effects I know of none, I have been described by long time friends as someone who could tell you what I had for lunch 25 years ago. And most of my family and friends no longer question me when I make refference to happenings that took place many years ago, as they have tired of being wrong.

As far as short term memory, I have not noticed any depreciation in that regard as well. My learning ability may have slowed just a tad, but is that an effect of smoking pot or just a simple fact of life as you progress in age?

Now do not take that last statement wrong, it is not to imply I am a slow learner, it is to only imply I am not quite as fast as I once was, to illustrate this I give as an example a test I recently took with a group of about 20 other people, where a device had to be broken down and reassembled.

In years long past gone, this type of test would show me finishing this task between first and third. Now I find myself finishing in sixth place.

So is it because of the increased age or is it because I have been a pot head for over 30 years, much to complicated for me to figure out, or even want to.

But one thing I do want to add is, most of my formal education had been completed before I started smoking weed, and I do feel strongly about getting an education and finding your place in life before becoming a pothead like me.

Also I would have to say that I have had no visible negative physical effects
from smoking dope all these years.

Now, can all of this change in the upcoming years? what is really meant by "long term effects"?

Are we talking 30 years? 40 years? 50 years? I really do not know what is meant by "long term effects"

I am sure you have read some of my other posts on this board, and I ask,
does it sound like my brain is fried?

I have read many posts by other long time smokers that certainly sound as if they have their shit together as well.

And I would like to add this one last thing, nearly everyone in which I have daily contact with (outside of my family of course) would never even suspect me of being a pot head, even the many law enforcement individuals I have frequent contact with.

[stoned in paradise]

I'm just curious because most long term affects are not really known.

Pehaps it is because the government can not find many, and of the ones science proclames there to be, how many of those could have been in reallity caused from other toxins or abuse from other substances?

[drew2420]

You definatly do sound like an intelligent person, certainly not someone who is fried out. Wow 35 years is a long time, of course it would because i'm only 22 You seem to sound like the other long time smokers i have talked to, no real noticable problems with memory or health in general, just a long period of happy smoking that has improved there life. I do agree that smoking and education can definatly be a problem, i'm currently in college and have had to limit myself at times. Mostly the problem just comes from wanting to smoke and getting sidetracked from things i need to do. I havent had any problems learning or anything like that. I usually try to keep smoking to the weekends as much as possible as college can be a busy time during the week. And actually I find smoking always keeps me fascinated with the things i'm studying, I began to see chemistry in a whole new light, instead of just some dry boring material I began to see how incredible the things i was learning really is, how complex and organized the world is at such a small level. For me marijuana drives me to be a better person and to truly appreciate the world, far different from most of the propaganda you hear about how marijuana will turn you into an unmotivated loser. Although you do have to be carefull not to overdue it while your going to school, to much can be a bad thing, i guess you just have to be responsible, some people probably couldnt handle it. Anyways thanks for the respons its always nice to listen to what a long term smoker has to say.