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Marijuana affecting testing?

Great -- it appears that I have become the kind of person who posts nonsensical questions and what-if scenarios. Awesome. Go me.

Anyway, here's my question for anyone who is knowledgable: I'm a heavy pot smoker (or was before my exposure). Is there any reliable data out there that would indicate that being a heavy pot smoker would screw the immune system up enough to delay HIV test results?

One-word answers are sufficient. Preferably those with two letters.
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No prob. I'm glad my until-now-undiagnosed horrible anxiety and tendency to ask dumb questions was able to help ya!

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haha thanks for asking that, I had the same question.
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Answering your unspoken question: Yeah, I know it was an idiotic question when I asked it.
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Smoking pot will not affect your test results.
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Very. As long as you're, you know, not just saying that to make me happy. :)
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No


....happy?
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