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This is a list of the annual
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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 the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.


Table

The primary source of information is the ''World Drug Report 2011'' (WDR 2011)World Drug Report 2011
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
(UNODC). Cannabis stats are from
Chapter 6.1.1.3. Consumption: Annual prevalence of Cannabis, p. 217
"Sources: Annual Reports Questionnaires, Academic Researches, Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD), Government Reports, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports (INCSR)." by the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
(UNODC); some older numbers are from the ''World Drug Report 2006'' (WDR 2006),.World Drug Report 2006
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
(UNODC). Cannabis stats are fro
Chapter 6.1.3. Consumption: Annual prevalence of Cannabis, p. 386
"Sources: Annual Reports Questionnaires, Government Reports, US Department of State, European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Abuse (EMCDDA)."


See also

* Adult lifetime cannabis use by country * Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States * Health issues and the effects of cannabis *
Illegal drug trade The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs throug ...
* Legal and medical status of cannabis * Legality of cannabis by country * Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act *
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (Single Convention, 1961 Convention, or C61) is an international treaty that controls activities (cultivation, production, supply, trade, transport) of specific narcotic drugs and lays down a syste ...


References


Further reading


World Drug Report (WDR)
Multi-year archive.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...
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World Drug Report 2011

These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot
By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011.
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NSDUH
U.S. federal government study showing regional data on cannabis usage within each state. {{Law country lists Annual cannabis use by country Cannabis use Cannabis-related lists