Help with reading a THC urine test

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sarokar

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Hello everyone! New poster here!

Unlike some of you, I live in a country in which selling, buying or using cannabis is strictly illegal, with laws that are readily enforced.

In a short while, I will have to commit to a drug test with my urine screened for any trace of THC.

In order to prepare for this, I have bought test sticks of seemingly reliable quality, to prepare myself for what will come. However, I am not sure how to interpret the results I got (as per the image below):

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The instructions included with the tests stipulates that "[t]he intensity of the color in the test region (T) may vary depending on the concentration of analytes present in the specimen. Therefore, any shade of color in the test region should be considered negative. Note that this is a qualitative test only, and cannot determine the concentration of analytes in the specimen."

Now to my question: Since there is a shade of color in the test region for 50µg/ml and 20µg/ml (and a stronger shade for the 200µg/ml strip), should I interpret this to mean that the test will be negative, even though the shade of color for 50µg/ml and 20µg/ml are both very, very weak?

Thanks a lot in advance!
 
xtsho

xtsho

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sarokar said:
Ah, damn it. Even though the stipulations in the instructions saying that "any shade of color" indicates a negative?
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What brand is it and what exactly do the instructions say? You have solid lines in all 3 for C which is a positive. When was the last time you smoked? There are some very light lines under T but the others are bright as day. If you have an actual test done with lab equipment you're more than likely going to test positive for THC.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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sarokar said:
The brand is AllTest. Chinese.
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I wouldn't trust the reliability of a Chinese test. If you've been smoking in the last month you're going to probably test positive. The best thing you can do is start exercising to burn fat and drink lots of liquids.
 
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sarokar

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xtsho said:
I wouldn't trust the reliability of a Chinese test.
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I'm not sure if I trust it either, but first of all, I just want to know if I'm interpreting the test results correctly or not. As displayed in the instructions above, the T-line that gives the result "negative" seems to be very, very thin, nothing like the solid bars for the control region (C).
 
New weed grower

New weed grower

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Seems odd that 2 lines mean negative, I would have thought that was positive. The C is the control line to let you know the test is working. The T is the result. I'd imagine the T line appears with the presence of THC. Same as a pregnancy test basically.
 
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sarokar

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New weed grower said:
Seems odd that 2 lines mean negative, I would have thought that was positive. The C is the control line to let you know the test is working. The T is the result. I'd imagine the T line appears with the presence of THC. Same as a pregnancy test basically.
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Nope, not with this one, it seems!
 
xtsho

xtsho

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sarokar said:
I'm not sure if I trust it either, but first of all, I just want to know if I'm interpreting the test results correctly or not. As displayed in the instructions above, the T-line that gives the result "negative" seems to be very, very thin, nothing like the solid bars for the control region (C).
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Yes you are reading it correctly but I wouldn't pay any attention to those very faint lines. The quality of the test is suspect and I would not rely on it even with a slight line in the T zone.
 
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sarokar

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xtsho said:
Yes you are reading it correctly but I wouldn't pay any attention to those very faint lines. The quality of the test is suspect and I would not rely on it even with a slight line in the T zone.
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You are probably right. I just don't have anything else to rely on. I guess I'll just have to wait another month or so before pissing negative.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions!
 
xtsho

xtsho

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sarokar said:
You are probably right. I just don't have anything else to rely on. I guess I'll just have to wait another month or so before pissing negative.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions!
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If you really need to pass a test just stop smoking long enough so you know you're clean. That removes all doubt. Good luck.
 
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sarokar

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xtsho said:
If you really need to pass a test just stop smoking long enough so you know you're clean. That removes all doubt. Good luck.
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Well yes but how do I know that enough time has passed for me to be clean? Again, I haven't smoked since June 19th.
 
ClaytonNewbilFontaine

ClaytonNewbilFontaine

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I thought that test looked negative. Also if you haven't smoked since June 19th you've gotta be clean. That's over a month and a half. Even when I'm smoking dabs daily I can clean myself out in a month. Good luck with your test. I think you're good.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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sarokar said:
Well yes but how do I know that enough time has passed for me to be clean? Again, I haven't smoked since June 19th.
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That's going to depend on each individual. It stays in your system longer if you on the heavy side and stays less if you're lean and muscular.

You should be fine as it's been almost 2 months. Those tests are just not reliable especially since it's from China which is why I was skeptical. The lab equipment used will still detect THC even when those home tests show negative.
 
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sarokar

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ClaytonNewbilFontaine said:
I thought that test looked negative. Also if you haven't smoked since June 19th you've gotta be clean. That's over a month and a half. Even when I'm smoking dabs daily I can clean myself out in a month. Good luck with your test. I think you're good.
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I hope you are right. I am 5'11 weighing around 210-220 lb, so somewhat overweight, but I go to the gym at least thrice per week and take long walks on the days that I don't gym.
 
Hiphophippo

Hiphophippo

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That’s positive my old po’s and many a court officials would say that’s positive and then start the paperwork.
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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I think you're guilty as fuck.j/k ;) Did/can you get another brand of test or retake the AllTest again?. As @xtsho mentioned you should be ok.
but if whatever you have coming up is important you want to be damn sure. Good luck
 
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