Adult lifetime cannabis use by country is the lifetime prevalence of
cannabis
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use among all adults in surveys among the general population.
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).["Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys"](_blank)
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). In the '
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'' see Table 1 for the survey dates, and participant ages. See Table 2 for the percentages of use by country. Lifetime prevalence means any use of cannabis during a person's life.
[Methods and definitions]
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Table
Age range is the range the data computation is based on.
Map
See also
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Annual cannabis use by country
This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated). The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of ...
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Legality of cannabis
The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. These ...
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Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
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Effects of cannabis
The effects of cannabis are caused by chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 different cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 120 terpenes, which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effe ...
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Legal and medical status of cannabis
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Legality of cannabis by country
The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. These ...
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Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
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References
External links
These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011.
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