The number of survey respondents who have used cannabis at least once in their lives has increased since 1997. In 1997, approximately 19 percent of the respondents used cannabis at least once in their lives. This was higher in 2018, at nearly 24 percent.
Share of respondents who used cannabis in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by date of use
* N = 17,590 (1997), 2,312 (2001), 4,516 (2005), 5,769 (2009), 5,867 (2014), 5,882 (2015). The source does not specify the number of respondents for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
** The source mentions a change in research method in 2009 and 2014 and adds that it is likely to have had an effect on the results.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Trimbos Instituut. (March 4, 2020). Share of respondents who used cannabis in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by date of use [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/600412/share-of-respondents-who-used-cannabis-in-the-netherlands-by-date-of-use/
Trimbos Instituut. "Share of respondents who used cannabis in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by date of use." Chart. March 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/600412/share-of-respondents-who-used-cannabis-in-the-netherlands-by-date-of-use/
Trimbos Instituut. (2020). Share of respondents who used cannabis in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by date of use. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/600412/share-of-respondents-who-used-cannabis-in-the-netherlands-by-date-of-use/
Trimbos Instituut. "Share of Respondents Who Used Cannabis in The Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by Date of Use." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/600412/share-of-respondents-who-used-cannabis-in-the-netherlands-by-date-of-use/
Trimbos Instituut, Share of respondents who used cannabis in the Netherlands from 1997 to 2018, by date of use Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/600412/share-of-respondents-who-used-cannabis-in-the-netherlands-by-date-of-use/ (last visited July 03, 2020)
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