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Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug in Europe. It has been used as a drug and a source of fibre since historical times. It is a natural product, the main psychoactive constituent of which is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cannabis plant is broadly distributed and grows in temperate and tropical areas. Almost all consumption of herbal cannabis and resin is of illicit material. On this page you can find links to data, scientific publications and resources available from the EMCDDA on the topic of cannabis.

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Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study

2024
European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN Plus): data and analysis

2024
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — In-depth analysis

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Introduction

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Key findings and threat assessment

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Global context

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Production

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Trafficking and supply

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Criminal networks

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Retail markets

2023
EU Drug Market: Cannabis — Actions to address current threats and increase preparedness

2023
The drug situation in Europe up to 2023 – an overview and assessment of emerging threats and new developments (European Drug Report 2023)

2023
European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments

2023
Cannabis – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)

2023
Statistical Bulletin 2023 home — latest data and statistics on the drug situation in Europe

2023

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Latest wastewater data from 88 European cities reveal cocaine detections on the rise (March 2024 )
EMCDDA and Europol spotlight drug-related violence in latest market overview (March 2024 )
New analysis highlights greater diversity of cannabis products, rising potency, and security risks posed by Europe's largest illicit drug market (November 2023 )
Technical dialogue on cannabis policies kicks off in Montevideo (October 2023 )
Greater diversity in drug supply and use creates new challenges for Europe (June 2023 )
New report describes growing complexity and change in cannabis laws in Europe (June 2023 )
Wastewater samples from over 100 European cities reveal latest drug-taking trends (March 2023 )
Drug supply and use bounce back after COVID-19 disruption (June 2022 )
Annual meeting of the Legal and policy correspondents’ network for non-EU partners (May 2022 )
Latest wastewater data reveal drug-taking habits in 75 European cities in a record 25 countries — increases in detections of most drugs studied (March 2022 )
Malta and Luxembourg announce plans for limited cultivation and use of cannabis (November 2021 )
Scholarships for 2022 European Drugs Winter School (November 2021 )
Registration opens for European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools 2022 (October 2021 )
International Overdose Awareness Day: EMCDDA answers key questions on drug-related deaths (August 2021 )
EMCDDA launches new resources to help European countries beat viral hepatitis (July 2021 )

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Events

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Launch: EU Drug Markets – cannabis (EMCDDA-Europol Webinar) (16 Nov 2023, Online)
IV International Conference on Prevention, Treatment and Control of cannabis consumption and its derivatives (23 Nov 2023 to 25 Nov 2023, Ourense, Spain)
Meeting with representatives of Metrc (Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance) (02 Oct 2023, Lisbon)
EMCDDA webinar. Cannabis regulation in Europe: country experiences (13 Sep 2023, Online)
EMCDDA Webinar: Young people and drug use — how can we keep them safe? (19 Jun 2023, Online)
Launch event: European Drug Report 2023 (16 Jun 2023, Brussels, Belgium)
Launch event: EU Drug Markets analyses (06 May 2022)
European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) (14 Feb 2022 to 25 Feb 2022, Online)
EMCDDA webinar: Cannabis control approaches across Europe (27 Oct 2021, Online)
EMCDDA webinar: Health and social responses to cannabis problems in Europe — time for a paradigm shift? (08 Oct 2021, Online)
Forensic Science Symposium 2021 (Session 1) (27 Sep 2021, Online)
Public hearing - Parliament of Victoria, Inquiry into the use of cannabis (09 Jun 2021, Online)
Launch of report: Low-THC cannabis products in Europe (21 Dec 2020)
EMCDDA special report: Covid-19 and drugs – Drug supply via darknet markets (05 May 2020)
Cannabis Renaissance: Plant, Policy, People & Product (12 Dec 2019, Brussels, Belgium)

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Drugs in municipal wastewater in Europe: source data
Source data for European Drug Emergencies Network (Euro-DEN Plus): data and analysis
Source data for Cannabis – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Data table. Prevalence of drug use in Europe, trends (1990-2022)
Statistical Bulletin 2023 — price, purity and potency
Source data for Drug supply, production and precursors – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023)
Statistical Bulletin 2023 – prevalence and patterns of drug use in the general population
Statistical Bulletin 2023 — treatment demand data
Annex tables to the European Drug Report 2023
Statistical Bulletin 2023 — drug use and prison
Prevalence of drug use in Europe, based on most recent general population surveys (2021 or most recent year)
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — drug use and prison
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — seizures of drugs
Statistical Bulletin 2022 — price, purity and potency
Statistical Bulletin 2022 – prevalence and patterns of drug use in the general population

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Document library

Documents on this topic in our Document Library

Como é o consumo de canábis em Portugal? Resultados do Inquérito Online Europeu sobre Drogas – Padrões de Consumo Portugal 2021 (2023 )
How are CBD or Low THC products used in Portugal (European Web Survey on Drugs 2021) (2023 )
Cannabis cultivation and trafficking in the Western Balkans (2022 )
Health at a Glance: Europe 2022 (2022 )
Cannabis and driving fact sheets: The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS) (2022 )
The International Cannabis Toolkit (iCannToolkit) (2022 )
Standard units for cannabis dose (2021 )
“Tell Me How Much Your Friends Consume”—Personal, Behavioral, Social, and Attitudinal Factors Associated with Alcohol and Cannabis Use among European School Students (2021 )
Personal, behavioral, social, and attitudinal factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use among European school students (2021 )
COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use (UNODC) (2020 )
An assessment of the extent of Albanian(-speaking) organised crime groups involved in drug supply in the European Union: Characteristics, role and the level of influence (2019 )
Shifting sands — Libya’s changing drug trafficking dynamics on the coastal and desert borders (2019 )
Survey on awareness and use of CBD [Befragung zur Bekanntheit & Nutzung von CBD] (2019 )
Changes in cannabis potency and first-time admissions to drug treatment: a 16-year study in the Netherlands (2019 )
Increasing potency and price of cannabis in Europe, 2006‐2016 (2018 )