Which Country Has The Most Potheads!
Posted on: October 23, 2009Wow…I found this surprising! Canada was beaten out by United States as a country having more people smoke marijuana? Ireland too?!? As for New Zealand…HOLY…nearly a quarter of the countries people smoke marijuana. That’s alot of weed!
| Rank | Countries | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 22.23% |
| 2 | Australia | 17.93% |
| 3 | United States | 12.3% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9% |
| 5 | Switzerland | 8.5% |
| 6 | Ireland | 7.91% |
| 7 | Spain | 7.58% |
| 8 | Canada | 7.41% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 5.24% |
| 10 | Belgium | 5.01% |
| 11 | France | 4.7% |
| 12 | Italy | 4.6% |
| 13 | Greece | 4.39% |
| 14 | Germany | 4.1% |
| 15 | Denmark | 4.02% |
| 16 | Norway | 3.82% |
| 17 | Portugal | 3.68% |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 3.58% |
| 19 | Poland | 3.38% |
| 20 | Austria | 3.01% |
| 21 | Finland | 2.49% |
| 22 | Luxemburg | 1.94% |
| 23 | Hungary | 1.19% |
| 24 | Mexico | 1.13% |
| 25 | Sweden | 0.98% |
| 26 | Japan | 0.05% |
DEFINITION: Percentage share of people who have used cannabis, generally including people 15 and above. Different nations have, however, focussed their studies on different age groups. United States and Netherlands: data for years 12 and above. Greece: Data for ages 12 to 64. Australia: data for ages 14 and above. United Kingdom: data for ages 16 to 59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Denmark and France: data for ages 18 to 69. Data for 1998 or 1999 in most cases. Germany, Poland, and Spain: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France and Ireland: data for 1995.
SOURCE: OECD(September 2009)
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