Where in the EU do most young adults consume cannabis?

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Where in the EU do most young adults consume cannabis?  According to the latest European Drug Report by the European Union Drugs Agency, some 15.4% of young Europeans aged 15 to 34 used cannabis in the past year. But which EU country tops the charts?  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/13/where-in-the-eu-do-most-young-adults-consume-cannabis  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Where in the European Union do most young adults consume cannabis?

00:10Some 15.4% of young EU citizens aged 15 to 34 consume cannabis.

00:17Italy tops the EU ranking when it comes to cannabis consumption among young people,

00:22with more than 1 in 5 consuming it in the last year.

00:25It is followed by Croatia with 20.3% and Spain with 19.4%.

00:33That is what the latest European drug report by the European Union Drugs Agency shows.

00:39The smaller shares of young people consuming this drug were found in Portugal at 4.9%,

00:45Greece 4.5% and Hungary at 3.4%.

00:51Young men are typically twice as likely to report consuming cannabis as women.

00:57Cannabis remains by far the most commonly consumed illicit drug in Europe.

01:01The report also shows that 15 to 16-year-old school students in the EU

01:06perceived cannabis to be the easiest illicit substance to buy,

01:11with 30% of them saying it is easily obtainable.

01:14On average, 13% of students had consumed cannabis at least once in their lifetime.

01:22However, trends in cannabis use among students indicate an overall decrease between 2003 and 2024.

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