"In 2023, cannabis is still by far the most widely used illicit substance, with 50,4 % of people aged 18-64 having already tried it, and 10,8 % claiming to have used it during the last 12 months (Spilka et al. 2024).
"The last year prevalence of use has remained stable since 2014. In the same way, regular use (at least 10 times in the last 30 days prior to the survey) has stabilised in recent years to reach 3.4% in 2023.
"In 2023, men were more affected by cannabis use than women: 57.6% had smoked it before, compared to 43.4% of women. They are also twice as likely to have used it in the 12 months prior to the survey (14.5% compared to 7.2% of women), and to use it every day (3.2% compared to 1.4% of women).
"In 2023, around 60% of 25–44-year-olds had tried cannabis, but only 36.5% of 55–64-year-olds."
l'Observatoire francais des drogues et des toxicomanies (OFDT). 2024 National report (2023 data) to the EUDA by the French Reitox National Focal Point. Workbook 3: Drugs. Dec. 1, 2024.
