But alcohol can metabolize out of the average person’s system in a day and even in a few hours depending on the amount consumed.
Marijuana can linger for days and days. I wonder what that does to the brain if someone is a chronic user?
“Tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical in marijuana that makes people feel “high,” can stay in the body for several days or even weeks.
The length of time this chemical stays in the body or continues to show in a drug test depends on many factors. These include:
how much body fat a person has
how often they consume the drug
how much someone smokes
the sensitivity of the drug test
Drugs such as alcohol may completely disappear from the body in just a few hours. In comparison, weed lingers much longer.
Drug tests can detect tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in urine, blood, and hair for many days after use, while saliva tests can only detect THC for a few hours. This is because of the way the body metabolizes THC.
THC is a lipid-soluble chemical. This means that it binds to fat in the body, which increases the length of time it takes for someone to eliminate THC completely. . . . . “
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324315.php
Marijuana has been around for 4000 years mass murdering people is a in the frequency we’ve see is a relatively new phenomenon
“can stay in the body for several days or even weeks.”
It’s the metabolites of THC that linger in the body for weeks. Not the THC itself.
THC is metabolized in about 24 hours.