It is the most festive time of the year, but also the time of year when blood donations are need the most. Â If you use weed…can you donate.
The USA and UK set up their first blood banks in the late 1930s. Blood donations are down and the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage in January 2024. The number of people donating blood has decreased by about 40% over the past 20 years. The national blood inventory dropped by more than 25% in July 2024.The USA and UK set up their first blood banks.
If you drink alcohol, you can drink, but it has to be out of your body’s system. it is recommended you not have booze 24 hours before donating. Like alcohol, you can donate blood, but you have to let the marijuana move out of your system. Potential donors cannot give if cannabis use impairs their memory or comprehension. The Red Cross does not test blood donations for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the principle psychoactive component of the cannabis plant. Â But you should wait 24 hours from the last time you are high.
