In 2023/24, among people aged between 16 and 59 in England and Wales, 6.8 percent had taken cannabis in the previous 12 months, compared with 7.6 percent in the previous year. By comparison, in 2002/03 more than one in ten people in this aged group admitted to using cannabis at least once in the previous year, indicating that regular cannabis use has fallen.
Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 12, 2024). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24." Chart. December 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of 16 to 59 Year Old's in England and Wales Reporting Use of Cannabis in The Last Year from 2001/02 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2023/24 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
