I completely disagree, Seph. In Canada, they don't do drug tests just at random like they do in the states, because it's against their constitution. It's a blatant invasion of privacy. Just like at the job I'm at now, they don't give a rat's ass what you do when you're not at work. That's the way it should be. If you're stoned at work, though, don't expect to keep your job very long. Again, that's the way it should be. Even if I did still smoke, I wouldn't ever go to work that way. Even though it would make the day easier, make me get into my work more, and certainly wouldn't hinder my performance, but company's rule are company's rules.
Then we get into another issue, why in god's name is it against the law in the first place? There is no logical reason, not one.
It completely depends on a number of things.. Your bodyfat, your metabolism, how often you smoke, the quality of stuff you smoke..
The person I know that has to take the test for their parole is a heavy smoker, Heh.. But they're really thin.. But yeah, it totally depends on the person. They've been fine quitting for 7-10 days before the test for the last couple of years.
The general consensus is 3-30 days. I don't think it would be possible for it to last 3 months, unless you were a really heavy person, who had been smoking for many years, and were currently losing weight(burning your THC-laden fat).
There are a number of ways to help it along. The best way is to increase your metabolism. Sweat, sweat, sweat. The only two ways you can eliminate it from your system is through urine and sweat. Work out as much as possible, keeping your metabolism high. Then a few days before the test, stop working out, and eat lots of heavy, fatty foods. Don't eat skimpy, that can lower your metabolism by ~10%, and eating generously can increase it by 10%. Eating lots of fat-laden foods will help reduce the number of THC metabolites in your urine, because you will be burning clean calories.
Remember, it's the THC-metabolite they test for, not THC itself.
Don't bother to drown yourself with water days before the test, it doesen't do anything. It doesen't hurt to dilute your urine a little before the test, but don't overdo it, because they can tell if you have a lot of fluids in your system, and they may reject the test.
I think the stuff about it being a gateway drug is nonsense, stuff made up by the drug-war people. It's the person's choice whether they go onto other drugs, not marijuana's. I made up my mind long before I started smoking that I would never even try anything you inject, snort, or anything that's not green that you smoke(That includes tobacco and brown weed )
Elemental- Even if it was, the substances in them only stay in your body for a number of hours. That's the problem with THC, It's one of the hardest things to clean out of your system, because it's fat-soluble...