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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Badwolf-212 on 2026-01-19 13:06:16+00:00.
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life. So this was actually in the beginning of August. I was in between switching jobs and pretty much had everything ready for my new job. Sunday night, I went out to dinner with my sister and our housemate and my housemate pointed out that there were THC cocktails on the menu. We’re in South Dakota, where they’re legal and have become widely available.
I’d always wanted to try edibles and figured this was a good a time as any to try one- my sister was driving (she never drinks), I was already tired and probably going to pass out soon after we got home. I’ve always been a responsible drinker and rarely been tipsy, so why not? The waitress had asked if I’d ever tried it before and talked me through what to expect. So after getting some food in my system I tried my first THC cocktail, a small drink of 10 mg with a single ice cube that took up more space in the glass than the liquid contents.
It tasted pretty good and I felt perfectly fine afterwords. Sure enough I passed out on the couch after getting home and woke up at 2 am. Still felt perfectly fine, not even a case of the munchies and while in the bathroom, thinking about what I needed to do for the day, I suddenly remembered the drug test I had scheduled at 8 am. I had completely forgotten about the last item to check off my list for my new job.
I emerged from the bathroom in a panic, telling my sister and housemate (we’re night shifters so they’re still up) about my predicament, sending them into a panic. If there is someone who monitors your search history, I’m sure they were laughing their ass off at what an idiot I was trying to find out how long the THC would stay in my system, if the one drink would show up on a test, etc. Google gave absolutely zero answers to my questions which fueled my panic. I bought myself a set of home tests and a THC cleanser off Amazon, and began chugging water to purge myself. The next few hours were spent waiting for the clinic where my test would be taken to open up, thinking how one small drink I had legally purchased at a public restaurant had potentially ruined my nursing career, laughing at the sheer stupidity of the situation I’d gotten myself into, especially thinking how of how responsible I had been.
Come morning, I gave an Oscar winning performance, pretending to be sick and got the test pushed back a week. As soon as the cleanser came, I took that as much as the instructions indicated, and Wednesday tested myself. I’d spoken to a few other trusted friends about my situation and they’d given me reassurances that it should be out of my system before my rescheduled test. It wasn’t until I saw the first negative test that I felt assured that all would be fine.
The test came without a hitch and I’ve been working at my new job (which I absolutely love) for over 5 months without issues so I’m sure I’m in the clear. When I went out with friends a couple months later I decided to try another cocktail. This time I had done things the smart way and had labs drawn BEFORE having my drink.
TL;DR- I tried a THC cocktail (legal where I am) for the first time but forgot I had a drug test the next morning, thought I ruined my career with one stupid drink, but was able to get it rescheduled a week later with no problems