UK teenagers are worst in Europe for Cannabis abuse

Almost half of 15 and 16-year-olds admit to using cannabis, according to a United Nations (UN) report.
Up to a third of adults in the UK have also admitted taking cannabis, and critics say the decision to move the drug to class C in 2004 is to blame.
The Government announced that cannabis would return to class B last year, but some have raised concerns that penalties are still too soft.
According to the UN report, 44 per cent of UK youngsters aged 15 and 16 have used cannabis. This is up from 38 per in 2003 and puts the UK at the top of the league in Europe.

Cannabis users will not be arrested until they have been caught three times – a softer approach than is usually taken with other class B drugs. The first offence will result in a warning, and the second will incur an £80 fine, called a Penalty Notice of Disorder.
Days after the change in law, it emerged that teenagers in the North East of England had been given a booklet entitled Know Cannabis which tells readers that the drug can make music “sound better” and explains how to roll a joint.