Smoked Weed 5 Months Ago Can I Get Cdl

I can't believe the number of people who ask the questions here about when it will be safe to have a clean hair or urine test because they have used some form of illegal drugs.

If you have used some form of illegal drug then wait a year before you try and test clean. Are you sure that you are drug freefor good or just fooling yourself?

Drug use of any kind just doesn't work in this industry.

Davy preaches:

The point is not to pass the test. The point is to live a lifestyle that the test isn't even a concern.

Right on, right on, right on. Can I get a testimony?

Davy preaches:

The point is not to pass the test. The point is to live a lifestyle that the test isn't even a concern.

Right on, right on, right on. Can I get a testimony?

13 years as of Monday

So the truth. Staying clean to pass the test and 3 months later when company pops a test . Bye,bye cdl !

The point is not to pass the test. The point is to live a lifestyle that the test isn't even a concern.

May sound hypocritical coming from a musician who lived the opposite lifestyle, but by the time I started my trucking career, I hadn't had any substances in my body for years.

Now, I understand that life throws us curve balls, the thought process needs to change though. Rather that trying to game the system, it's about changing your life.

Some people have different priorities.

Some people have different priorities.

They do, I try not judge, but I'm human and sometimes do.

I start orientation next week and will be subjected to a hair follicle test. I'm passing UA's with no problem. It's been 8 months this coming Monday since I abstained from smoking "legal" marijuana. yeah, it's only illegal on the Federal level. Not every pot smoker does it for the "high". I had debilitating osteoarthritis in my right hip that required my hip to be replaced. That took place a year ago in October, I stuck with the puff puff through my physical therapy. It was a pain management issue and I chose pot over opiates.

I have no scalp hair in sufficient length or quantities to test. I have no body hair either, other than pubic hair and facial hair. I'm hairless on my legs, underarms, and my chest. Facial hair grows at a similar rate as scalp hair. If left uncut, my facial hair would have grown out 4 inches in the 8 months I have abstained from smoking pot. I have about 3/8s to 1/2 inch of hair on my face at present. Might grow out another 1/8 of an inch by this coming Monday. I am 59 years old, and slightly overweight. I eat healthy, don't drink, and have never used any other drugs other than pot.

after 8 months of abstinence and my facial hair only being at most 5/8s of an inch long by the time I submit to the follicle test, I pray I'll be more than clean and submit a negative sample. I can't wait the full year as many have suggested. I'm dying to make some money as Bidenomics isn't working for me and I have legitimate concerns the economy may start changing in the last quarter making it even more difficult to find gainful employment. Just hoping for some reassurance I'll likely be fine and will pass my hair test next week.

Kenneth, my knowledge of pot use is limited to what I have read here on TT over the years. From that knowledge, no one can give you a 100% assurance that you will pass. The consistent advice is to wait 1 year, but you say you can’t, and that’s fine but you still have some risk. Everybody metabolizes pot at different rates and there are other factors influence individual test results from what I’ve read.

If you fail the follicle test, it will cripple or end your career before it even starts.

The one suggestion for dealing with this conundrum is to get your own private test beforehand and see what shows up. I don’t know what one of these tests costs, but if I were in your situation I would really try to get one done so that I could take a company test without fear or doubt.

Good luck, I hope this all works out for you.

I pulled the trigger on paying for a hair follicle test in advance of the start of my orientation. Too much riding on going into orientation not 100% confident I could pass a hair test. There is no going back to smoking pot as I am all in on making this CDL career choice happen and viable for the rest of my working life. I will not sabotage myself of the opportunities I could pursue.

I hope to have my results back by the end of the week.

I pulled the trigger on paying for a hair follicle test in advance of the start of my orientation. Too much riding on going into orientation

Kenneth, if you don't mind my asking,what was the freight on the self pay follicle test?

And kudos to you for being willing to commit your own resources to ensuring your success in your new career, and being willing to go into it 100%. Too many people these days (in my very opinionated opinion) expect everything to be handed to them, to have no skin in any game that involves an employer. Your dedication before hand bodes well for your continued success in this profession.