In 2020/21, among people aged between 16 and 59 in England and Wales, 7.4 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 2020/21
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 15, 2022). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 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 2020/21." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Proportion of 16 to 59 year old's in England and Wales reporting use of cannabis in the last year from 2001/02 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 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 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, 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 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 28, 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 2020/21 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/311669/recent-cannabis-use-in-england-and-wales/