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What is THC-COOH and Why Do Drug Tests Screen for It?

Most avid cannabis users are quite familiar with the popular cannabinoid called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) but many of them are not familiar with its counterpart THC-COOH. Quite surprisingly, it is this unpopular THC metabolite that is tested for whenever a drug test, most especially workplace testing is conducted for cannabis users. And the reason for this is simply because it lasts longer than THC in the human body.

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