Table PPP-5 part (i). Potency of cannabis products at retail level, 2003. Minimum, maximum and average potency measured as percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol content

Country

 

Cannabis resin

Cannabis leaves

Sample size

Min.

Max.

Ave.

Sample size

Min.

Max.

Ave.

Belgium

 

218

0.7

47

15.4

726

0.2

28

13.8

Czech Republic

(1)

15

1.7

28.2

15.0

 

 

 

 

France-A

 

465

<2

21

9

96

<2

25

8.5

France-B

 

650

0.4

40

10

507

0.3

22

4

Italy

 

15

9

14

11.2

3

7

10

8.8

Latvia

 

15

3

5

3.8

152

0.2

4.1

2.2

Luxembourg

 

 

0.6

16.4

7.8

 

 

 

 

Hungary

 

83

0.5

10

 

3011

0.01

6

1.2

Malta

 

 

10

11

10

 

5

8

7

Netherlands

(2)

53

4.8

29

18.2

17

2.3

12.6

7

Austria

 

 

0.1

17

8

 

0.5

19

4

Poland

 

76

0.0

2.5

0.6

 

 

 

 

Portugal

 

141

0.8

26.9

7.1

4

0.3

2.5

1.4

Slovakia

 

22

2.4

55.3

24.6

1157

0.1

35

3.8

Finland

 

 

 

 

 

200

0

14

1

United Kingdom

 

12

0.3

26

9.8

165

1.0

25

10.7

Norway

 

40

2

18

7

6

0.1

15

4

Notes:          

Min. = minimum potency recorded; Max. = maximum potency recorded; Ave. = average potency recorded.  

Data were not available in 2003 for the un-listed EU member states.   

Cannabis leaves refers to herbal cannabis.  

(1) Czech Republic: figures reported as averages are actually middle points between minimum and maximum potencies.

(2) Netherlands: data refer to 2003/2004.Cannabis resin refers to imported cannabis resin; cannabis leaves refers to imported herbal cannabis. There is also data available for locally-produced herbal cannabis (nederwiet): sample size 68; min. 8.1; max. 29.4; average 20.3.

Source:           

Reitox national focal points see [Table PPP-5 part (ii)].

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