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This literally means nothing. Do you know how long THC lasts in your blood after smoking?

by animitronix 1y ago

o11c 1y ago
It means a lot give how small a percentage of people even touch THC with a 10-foot pole.
- daeken 1y ago
  According to this, 16.5% of Ohio residents used a marijuana product in the last year in 2023: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723822/cannabis-use-within-one-year-us-adults/?srsltid=AfmBOopBG__ny6cU7xoRjqNfloIm00jmI_xCtFB7jmJekt5Ct7AaSp_A https://www.statista.com/statistics/723822/cannabis-use-with... Hard to argue that's a small percentage.
  - coloneltcb 1y ago
    without knowing the methods of that survey, if that 16.5% was self-reported you can expect that the actual number is even higher
- sjsdaiuasgdia 1y ago
  Have you been to a weed store in a state with legal recreational usage? In my experience, the stores are always busy and you see a wide cross-section of society in line. Half of Americans have tried pot at least once: https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tried-marijuana.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tri...
- trenchpilgrim 1y ago
  > Cannabis use in the past year and past month remained at historically high levels for both adult age groups in 2023. Among adults 19 to 30 years old, approximately 42% reported cannabis use in the past year, 29% in the past month, and 10% daily use (use on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days). Among adults 35 to 50, reports of use reached 29%, 19%, and 8%, respectively. https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/08/cannabis-and-hallucinogen-use-among-adults-remained-at-historic-highs-in-2023 https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/08/canna...
- bryanlarsen 1y ago
  42% of 18-30 year old Americans have used THC within the last 12 months. That's pretty much the exact same figure as the number in the article.
  - cluckindan 1y ago
    This basically means it’s road and vehicle safety that is causing people to have fatal accidents, not THC in their blood.
sct202 1y ago
The article mentions 30.7 ng/mL which is a level that implies consumption within an hour.
- apwell23 1y ago
  it doesn't imply that. how did you come up with "within an hour" stuff?
- Lerc 1y ago
  It also implies that either the blood was taken within 30 minutes of inhalation or they are measuring something else entirely. Post mortem diffusion can happen, in either direction. Unless the individual died while smoking, there would have been ample opportunity for the drug to distribute within the bloodstream that could allow post mortem diffusion. Unless the numbers I have for the blood stream decay rate are completely wrong a number as high as 30.7 seems like an extraordinary claim requiring extraordinary evidence. I saw a rate of 46% of car crash fatalities are within 30 minutes of the moment of impact. Unless they are only considering the subset of immediate deaths, I would be very sceptical of their numbers.

This literally means nothing. Do you know how long THC lasts in your blood after smoking?

o11c 1y ago

It means a lot give how small a percentage of people even touch THC with a 10-foot pole.

daeken 1y ago
According to this, 16.5% of Ohio residents used a marijuana product in the last year in 2023: https://www.statista.com/statistics/723822/cannabis-use-within-one-year-us-adults/?srsltid=AfmBOopBG__ny6cU7xoRjqNfloIm00jmI_xCtFB7jmJekt5Ct7AaSp_A https://www.statista.com/statistics/723822/cannabis-use-with... Hard to argue that's a small percentage.
- coloneltcb 1y ago
  without knowing the methods of that survey, if that 16.5% was self-reported you can expect that the actual number is even higher
sjsdaiuasgdia 1y ago
Have you been to a weed store in a state with legal recreational usage? In my experience, the stores are always busy and you see a wide cross-section of society in line. Half of Americans have tried pot at least once: https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tried-marijuana.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/509399/fully-half-americans-tri...
trenchpilgrim 1y ago
> Cannabis use in the past year and past month remained at historically high levels for both adult age groups in 2023. Among adults 19 to 30 years old, approximately 42% reported cannabis use in the past year, 29% in the past month, and 10% daily use (use on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days). Among adults 35 to 50, reports of use reached 29%, 19%, and 8%, respectively. https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/08/cannabis-and-hallucinogen-use-among-adults-remained-at-historic-highs-in-2023 https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/08/canna...
bryanlarsen 1y ago
42% of 18-30 year old Americans have used THC within the last 12 months. That's pretty much the exact same figure as the number in the article.
- cluckindan 1y ago
  This basically means it’s road and vehicle safety that is causing people to have fatal accidents, not THC in their blood.

sct202 1y ago

The article mentions 30.7 ng/mL which is a level that implies consumption within an hour.

apwell23 1y ago
it doesn't imply that. how did you come up with "within an hour" stuff?
Lerc 1y ago
It also implies that either the blood was taken within 30 minutes of inhalation or they are measuring something else entirely. Post mortem diffusion can happen, in either direction. Unless the individual died while smoking, there would have been ample opportunity for the drug to distribute within the bloodstream that could allow post mortem diffusion. Unless the numbers I have for the blood stream decay rate are completely wrong a number as high as 30.7 seems like an extraordinary claim requiring extraordinary evidence. I saw a rate of 46% of car crash fatalities are within 30 minutes of the moment of impact. Unless they are only considering the subset of immediate deaths, I would be very sceptical of their numbers.