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[isthisreally]

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_testing.shtml

[schwa]

[xanderspuppy]

[lookingforworkinasia]

[quote="schwa"][quote="isthisreally"]http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_testing.shtml[/quote]
One wonders how sensitive Korean authorities will be towards "false positive" test results. Not very, I'm guessing.

The site above lists quite a number of innocent potential triggers. Personally, I gave up using Dr Bronner's soap (wonderful product) because its based on hempseed oil. Not sure it could factor in but not chancing it.[/quote]

I know, its the misunderstanding/false positive type scenario's that are a big concern. I bought a box of some fancy hemp cereal at the grocery store the other day, got home, and realized I probably shouldn't eat it given hemp's association with marijuana. Not having reliable information is a tough pill for me to swallow.

[Zutronius]

Got the answer I needed thank you.

[GrowlingMadScientist]

[Kimchieluver]

[GrowlingMadScientist]

Supposedly taking cranberry extract and drinking loads of water will flush it out of your system more quickly, but i'd google it a check and few sites to see about how much for how long.

It also depends on the type of test they do... with pee tests it's usually about a month, but there are a lot of variables involved.

Also next time, you might want to phrase the question like this:

"I was recently in Amsterdam, where weed is essentially legal and I broke no laws when the following happened: While looking for the Van Gogh museum I went into what appeared to be a cafe to ask for directions. It turned out that it was actually a 'coffee shop' where people do bad but legal things, and a filthy hippie blew smoke that I believe to have been from a marijuana cigarette into my face, and though I didn't inhale, I'd just like to avoid any cultural misunderstandings in Korea by being sure that it's all out of my system... afterall, I will likely be around (gasp)... children"

This might ward off some of the paranoid anti-drug fascists from ranting on about what the Koreans think of them

[jkelly80]

I'd rather have a blunt smoker around children than a raging alcoholic.

[Mi Yum mi]

[lastat06513]

Umm......I am so surprised no one said "just tell him to stop doing it from now and he might be ok, especially if the both of you want to work in the fall- it gives his system 6 months to flush the crap out"

As for the drug test in Korea, I am not sure that a false positive could be found or what, since alot of their prescription drugs and many over-the-counter medicines are narcotic-based, it would be like testing positive every time a person gets a cold and goes to a doctor to get cold medicine....

I would just say- leave the guy home, come to Korea and work. Or you work in Korea and just have him come on a tourist visa and stay with you.....no harm in that..................

[indytrucks]

[nebraska1]

Slightly off topic: No don't you dare spark up once in awhile. I don't haven't for years but I find it amusing that you can be a raging alcoholic, show up to school with a hangover that makes you nearly incapacitated and in fact they have a commercial now that shows a guy totally wasted in the back of a police car and insists they stop for some kind drink that is is supposed to ward off hangovers. That is okay. Showing up for work reeeeeeking of soju and you will get sympathy but god forbid you spark up.

Don't be stupid. Don't do drugs here. It's not fair but it is the law. Get clean. Get a clean bill of health and face the fact you are not going to be able to smoke weed on the ROK. Well you can but the last thing you wanted to be deported for is a drug related offence. It can follow you for a long time.

N1

[xanderspuppy]

[Luna]