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Statistical Bulletin 2022 — drug law offences

Published as part of the Statistical Bulletin 2022. Reports of offences against national drug legislation (use, possession, trafficking, etc.) reflect differences in law but also the different ways in which the law...

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Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance

This tool lets you examine and compare the penalties or rehabilitative responses for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe. It also...

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Penalties for drug law offences in Europe ‘at a glance’ — new countries added to online tool

How do countries’ laws deal with offences relating to drug use, possession for personal use or supply? Find out more in the EMCDDA’s 'Penalties at a glance' tool, which allows for comparisons...

Statistical Bulletin 2021 — drug law offences

Published as part of the Statistical Bulletin 2021. Reports of offences against national drug legislation (use, possession, trafficking, etc.) reflect differences in law but also the different ways in which the law...

Drug law offences (Statistical Bulletin 2020)

Published as part of the Statistical Bulletin 2020. Reports of offences against national drug legislation (use, possession, trafficking, etc.) reflect differences in law but also the different ways in which the law...

Penalties at a glance

Dataset of penalties or rehabilitative responses for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe.

Map showing penalties in Europe for cannabis use

Penalties in law for consumption of cannabis in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Figure: Cannabis use before and after changes in legislation in selected countries: use in previous 12 months among young adults (age 15–34)

Cannabis use before and after changes in legislation in selected countries: use in previous 12 months among young adults (age 15–34)

Figure: Penalties in law for drug offences in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Penalties in law for drug offences in the European Union, Norway and Turkey

Figure: Penalties in law: possibility of incarceration for possession of cannabis for personal use (minor offence)

Penalties in law: possibility of incarceration for possession of cannabis for personal use (minor offence)