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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   New Zealand: 22.23% 
# 2   Australia: 17.93% 
# 3   United States: 12.3% 
# 4   United Kingdom: 9% 
# 5   Switzerland: 8.5% 
# 6   Ireland: 7.91% 
# 7   Spain: 7.58% 
# 8   Canada: 7.41% 
# 9   Netherlands: 5.24% 
# 10   Belgium: 5.01% 
# 11   France: 4.7% 
# 12   Italy: 4.6% 
# 13   Greece: 4.39% 
# 14   Germany: 4.1% 
# 15   Denmark: 4.02% 
# 16   Norway: 3.82% 
# 17   Portugal: 3.68% 
# 18   Czech Republic: 3.58% 
# 19   Poland: 3.38% 
# 20   Austria: 3.01% 
# 21   Finland: 2.49% 
# 22   Luxembourg: 1.94% 
# 23   Hungary: 1.19% 
# 24   Mexico: 1.13% 
# 25   Sweden: 0.98% 
# 26   Japan: 0.05% 
Weighted average: 5.8%  



DEFINITION: Percentage share of people who have used cannabis, generally including people 15 and above. Different nations have, however, focussed their studies on different age groups. United States and Netherlands: data for years 12 and above. Greece: Data for ages 12 to 64. Australia: data for ages 14 and above. United Kingdom: data for ages 16 to 59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Denmark and France: data for ages 18 to 69. Data for 1998 or 1999 in most cases. Germany, Poland, and Spain: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France and Ireland: data for 1995.

SOURCE: OECD

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OJ THE JUICE MAN
6th November 2009
IF U HAVENT NOTICED, THEN JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT... DRUGS MAKE YOU A LIVING DEAD MAN... WEED SMOKERS HAVE DIRTY SPOTS ON THEIR FACES AND JUST stink!! WHO CARES ABOUT SOME PEOPLE WHO SMOKED AND DIED OLD ANY WAY? THE REALITY IS THAT DRUGS END CATCHING UP ON YOU. I ENVY JAPAN WHO HAVE NO Cannabis usE. IT REDUCES STINK-BREATH AND B.O TOLL EVERY YEAR
Smokeweedeveryday
4th November 2009
UK should have more weed in the country, were running low on the shit, we smoke to much of it, netherlands please import us some new hybrid shit!!
Little Miss B
3rd November 2009
ERMM O.K DEN I CAME HERE LOOKING FOR GRAPHS BUT CANT FIND ANY :P
Cleggggggggg
2nd November 2009
Dik eddd
Northerner
20th October 2009
How is Canada so low? We are so happy here! And generally tolerant. Also, violent crimes are NOT done by people on a happy high. Moderate use, as with everything else, does not cause problems. Also, the province with the highest use is the healthiest! Imagine that.
KJ
20th October 2009
Perhaps the statistics is just of those who admit to smoking weed, 80% of people I know who smoke weed would'nt admit it to anyone asking for legal reasons or for a survey...too paranoid for that :P
Strawberry-banana
15th September 2009
Canada should be number one. that info is def. wrong. bet millions wouldn't admit it.
John
13th July 2009
Hello, John Speaking, i love the old cannabis but its tooooooooooooo, (pause)tooooooooooooo risky!
BOB
19th April 2009
FUK U ALL
Kiwi
2nd November 2005
I'd like to point out that New Zealand's property crimes, teenage pregnancy and rape victims statistics are to be blamed on our binge drinking culture. We drink to get drunk, when we're drunk we do stupid stuff.
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor

15th May 2005
In response to One Thought - The statistics here are for OECD countries only. Afghanistan is not an OECD member-country. The figures here are based on official reports; however, it is known that there is inadequate surveillance of cannabis use in many countries.
Ian Graham
Staff Editor

19th April 2005
Of the top 10 countries for the number of people who have ever used cannabis, five are also in the top 10 for rating themselves as very happy and the top 10 for life satisfaction. None are in the top 10 for countries with people who rate themselves as not very or not at all happy. Six of the top dope-smoking countries are also in the top 10 for fruit juice consumption. Four of the top cannabis-using countries were in the top 10 for having attended a demonstration, and five were in the top 10 lists for joining a boycott and signing a petition.
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