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I took a hair drug test today. i think the labtech said my test will go back 6 mos. if i smoked weed 1 x a little over 5.5 mos ago will i pass?

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Depends: Have been around people smoking weed in addition to your use about 5 months ago? How long is your hair? Did you get your hair cut recently to have removed the hair that formed 5 months ago? If is unlikely that one time use will show positive result but there are other issues as mentioned above.

Answered 5/6/2014

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Passing: Is a relative term like "passing" a urine test. The problems inherent in hair testing is in dating the substance use. This becomes a legal bag of worms which is why federal testing has yet to utilize it. There are a myriad of unanswered legal questions. Keep in mind that any type of forensic testing is a legal and not a medical issue. Would there were a site called "legaltap".

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