40 percent of drug arrests in US for marijuana
According to Foreign Policy Magazine, in the United States “roughly 40 percent of the country’s 1.8 million annual drug arrests are for cannabis possession.”
Source: Ethan Nadelmann, “Think Again: Drugs,” Foreign Policy, Sept/Oct 2007.
Global Marijuana Market Value: $141.80 Billion
According to the 2005 United Nations World Drug Report, the total value of world’s marijuana market is $141.80 Million.
158.8 million people use marijuana around the world.
Source:
United Nations, “2005 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2005, pg. 134.
29.6 percent of UK population smoked marijuana
29.6 percent of the population has smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 6.5 percent of the population has used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Source: EMCDDA, “United Kingdom Data Sheet.”
28.6 percent of Spain’s population smoked marijuana
28.6 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 7.0 percent of the population used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Source: EMCDDA,“Spain Data Sheet.”
7.7 percent of Poland’s population smoked marijuana
7.7 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 0.8 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: EMCDDA, “Poland Data Sheet.”
Mexico largest provider of marijuana to America
Mexico is also the largest foreign provider of marijuana and a major supplier and producer of methamphetamines to the United States.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Canada, Mexico, and Central America: Mexico,” United States Department of State, March 2007.(accessed: March 2, 2007).
17.4 percent of Ireland’s population smoked marijuana
17.4 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, 3.0 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: EMCDDA, “Ireland Data Sheet.”
9.8 percent of Hungary’s population smoked marijuana
9.8 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 1.0 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: 9.8 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 1.0 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
24.5 percent of Germany’s population smoked marijuana
24.5 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 3.2 percent of the population used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
Source: 24.5 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 3.2 percent of the population used cocaine at least once in their lifetime.
36.5 percent of Denmark population smoked marijuana before
36.5 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 4.0 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: EMCDDA, “Denmark Data Sheet”.
