Table PPP-5. Potency of cannabis products at retail level, 2004 – Part (i) Minimum, maximum and average potency measured as percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol content

Country

Cannabis resin

Herbal cannabis

Sample size

Min.

Max.

Ave.

Sample size

Min.

Max.

Ave.

Belgium

(1)

243

0.3

49

14.6

715

0.1

27.8

13.3

Czech Republic

 

 

5.4

20

10.0

 

0.4

18

3

Germany

(2)

4522

 

 

8.4

6272

 

 

10.8

France

 

145

1.1

26.1

10.7

241

0.3

23.8

8.8

Italy

 

 

1.9

15.6

8.2

 

0.4

12.9

5.8

Luxembourg

 

 

0.6

14

6.9

 

 

 

 

Hungary

 

20

0.1

6

4

368

0.01

6

1.7

Malta

 

102

9

11

10

8

5

5

4.7

Netherlands

(3)

55

2.5

31.6

16.9

14

3.6

10.4

6.7

Austria

 

181

0.8

37.9

10

386

0.03

27.2

4.8

Poland

 

 

 

 

 

86

0.06

3.9

0.6

Portugal

 

328

0.4

37.6

7.1

28

0.5

16.8

3.2

Slovakia

(4)

45

1

39

15.5

1096

0.01

32.7

2.6

United Kingdom

(5)

17

1

12

3.4

146

1.0

34

12.7

Bulgaria

 

12

0.1

9

0.4 to 0.8

504

0.02

20

1 to 2

Turkey

 

43

1.3

2.8

2.5

171

0.01

1.54

0.4

Notes:

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

Data were not available in 2004 for the unlisted EU Member States, Norway and Romania.

(1) Many seizures were performed on trains coming from the Netherlands. Presumably, seized herbal cannabis is to a large extent 'nederwiet' (explaining the high average potency).

(2) The value reported as average is actually the median.

(3) Netherlands: Cannabis resin refers to imported cannabis resin; herbal cannabis refers to imported herbal cannabis. There is also data available for locally produced herbal cannabis ('nederwiet'): sample size 61; minimum 8.9 %; maximum 28.8 %; average 17.7 %.

(4) The value reported as average is actually the weighted mean.

(5) Data refer to England and Wales only.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Source:

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

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