Cannabis remains the most commonly used drug in the EU with roughly one in five adult Europeans having tried it at least once in their lifetime.
The 2004 Annual report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published on Thursday (25 November) in Brussels also shows that cannabis use has now stabilized in Europe – although at historically high levels.
Around 15 percent of 15–16-year-old school students in the EU who have used cannabis in the last...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.