Rise in home grown cannabis

THE EU drugs agency has expressed concern at the spread of home-grown herbal cannabis across Europe.

The rise of herbal cannabis is at the expense of cannabis resin, which traditionally has been the main form of cannabis consumed in Europe and mostly comes from Morocco.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction report said this shift is against the general background of a stabilisation in cannabis consumption in Europe, with some countries even reporting a drop in use.