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if a pregnant woman quits smoking marijuana when she is 20 weeks will she or the newborn test positive?

Submitted: 15 days and 22 hours ago.

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Posted by Schuyler_ANP 15 days and 21 hours ago.

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Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. Marijuana metabolites can be detected for six weeks in chronic users (which is what the baby would be since marijuana crosses the placenta).

15 days and 21 hours ago.

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so, then by the time the woman has the baby even if at 36-38 weeks, there should be a negative on any sort of toxicology screen?

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Yes, the marijuana use would not show up by 36-38 weeks.

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15 days and 21 hours ago.

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Thank you very much. We are depending on this information being 100%correct.

Posted by Schuyler_ANP 15 days and 21 hours ago.

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I hope the remainder of your pregnancy is healthy and the little one will be fine. It will not be THC+ if you stop smoking now.

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if a pregnant woman quits smoking marijuana when she is 20 weeks will she or the newborn test positive?

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Hello, Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. Marijuana metabolites can be detected for six weeks in chronic users (which is what the baby would be since marijuana crosses the placenta).

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so, then by the time the woman has the baby even if at 36-38 weeks, there should be a negative on any sort of toxicology screen?

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Yes, the marijuana use would not show up by 36-38 weeks.

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Thank you very much. We are depending on this information being 100%correct.

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I hope the remainder of your pregnancy is healthy and the little one will be fine. It will not be THC+ if you stop smoking now.

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Hello,

Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. Marijuana metabolites can be detected for six weeks in chronic users (which is what the baby would be since marijuana crosses the placenta).