Why is saliva the best method for cannabis (THC) testing?

Dr. Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and CEO of RICOVR Healthcare, answers the important question about Why Saliva is used for Cannabis Testing.

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Traditional drug test methods with urine and hair detect cannabis metabolites, indicating past use of up to 30 days or more. Employee-rights groups have long argued those tests are discriminatory, penalizing people for using them on their own time and away from the workplace.

Unlike traditional test methods, saliva testing can detect the parent drug or active T C molecules. This ability can provide the optimal detection length to provide fairness to responsible cannabis users and maintain workplace safety. For workplace drug testing, the optimal detection time will cover the whole 8-hour long workday. This acts as a deterrent to workplace cannabis use, mitigates safety risks, and provides fairness to legal users who consume on th ir own time. It requires accurate, easy-to-collect, rapid, onsite technology. Saliva testing is the only method that can meet these requirements, which is why it is the best method for cannabis ( C) testing. For more information on the science of how saliva testing and to compare it to breath testing, please see the article Breath vs. Saliva Marijuana (THC) Drug Testing: Saliva is a Better Method.