Second Hand Marijuana Smoke Can Make You Fail A Drug Test Most people thing if you’re around a piff-puffer who doesn’t pass , you’re in the clear. But if you’re in the market for a job , it may not be the best idea to hang out with your stoner friends while they blaze up. A new study shows that in addition to that brief little contact high you might contract, you may also come up dirty during a drug test… Via MailOnline : You might think simply being around a marijuana smoker won’t get you in trouble during a drug test. But scientists now claim stronger strains of marijuana are causing second-hand pot smokers to test positive for the drug in a urine analysis. Being close to a marijuana smoker in a confined space could also cause non-smokers to have minor problems with memory and coordination, according to a new study. ‘Many people are exposed to second-hand cannabis smoke,’ says lead author Dr Evan Herrmann at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study. ‘The scenario we looked at was almost a worst-case scenario. It could happen in the real world, but it couldn’t happen to someone without him or her being aware of it.’ ‘We found positive drug effects in the first few hours, a mild sense of intoxication and mild impairment on measures of cognitive performance,’ added senior author Dr Ryan Vandrey. ‘These were relatively slight effects, but even so, some participants did not pass the equivalent of a workplace drug test.’ The new research is the most comprehensive study of second-hand cannabis smoke and its effects since the 1980s. Granted, this is in extreme cases, but to be on the safe side you probably shouldn’t hop in the hot box with your blazin’ buddies…
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Study Finds That Inhaling Second-Hand Mary Jane Smoke Can Be Just Like Puffing Up Yourself
