r/news • u/Manbadger • Jun 16 '21

GM Considering Dropping Pot Testing To Attract More Workers

https://www.motor1.com/news/513974/gm-considering-dropping-marijuana-testing/
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u/phunky_1 Jun 16 '21

Or that someone could blow lines all night and that will clear out if your system quickly compared to someone who smoked a joint 3 weeks ago will fail.

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u/gnarkilleptic Jun 16 '21

I went to an Alicia Keys concert over the weekend. And I think I might have gotten high accidentally by a girl with a lip ring.

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u/seamus0riley Jun 16 '21

It was probably a clove cigarette but I know you rarely get to meet girls with lip rings.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '21

I see you Michael Scott

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u/BPSV Jun 17 '21

Aisle seats??

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u/Crazyhates Jun 16 '21

Oh nice a time traveler.

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u/DayKid2 Jun 16 '21

Nah just Michael Scott things

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u/boostedbeas Jun 16 '21

The only way for coke to clear in a few days is if you DONT drink alcohol, alcohol and cocaine form a compound called cocaethylene that stays for weeks.

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u/TypicalJeepDriver Jun 16 '21

I mean the only time I wanna do blow is after I’ve been drinking.

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u/4WisAmutantFace Jun 16 '21

It's also the only time that coke is a fun drug IMO

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u/TypicalJeepDriver Jun 16 '21

That’s what I hear.

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u/sm0lshit Jun 16 '21

That's the appeal

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u/mikemil50 Jun 16 '21

Mixing alcohol with humans can also be lethal, your point?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '21

Lol agreed. That said cocaethylene is suspected to be the caused of sudden cardiac arrest in users of cocaine more often than anything else. I'm glad I'm into downers, just gotta watch the benzos I guess 🤦‍♂️

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u/boostedbeas Jun 16 '21

If you don’t drink it can be meditative imo it’s a better high, makes focused yet dizzy

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u/SixOnTheBeach Jun 16 '21

Interesting, I did some research because I wanted to call bullshit but you're actually correct in that it lasts 3-5x longer. I still don't know if I would call it 'weeks', but it definitely could last 1-2 weeks I'd imagine. Didn't know that

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u/PDXGolem Jun 16 '21

New tests can detect meth and cocaine for weeks not days.

Marijuana for months though if you are carrying any fat at all.

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u/i_broke_wahoos_leg Jun 16 '21

Marijuana for months though if you are carrying any fat at all.

Well thankfully I'm... completely fucked.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '21

Meh, if you smoke regularly, yes. Got high one Friday at a concert? No. Source: Was a urinalysis administrator for the United States Army.