Cannabis legislation in Europe

Cannabis is the drug most often mentioned in reports of drug law offences in Europe. In 2014, the drug accounted for 57 % of an overall estimate of 1.6 million offences (EMCDDA, 2016). Cannabis is also Europe’s most commonly used illicit drug. It is estimated that at least one in every eight young adults (aged 15–34 years) used cannabis in the last year across the European Union. At the national level, these rates range from less than 1 % to over 20 % of young adults. The most recent data suggest that 1 % of the adult population (aged 15–64 yea

Source: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction