A summary of some of the findings in the report by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs.
17 per cent of the general population have tried cannabis;
3 per cent report using it in the past month;
24 per cent of 15/34-year-olds have tried cannabis;
58 per cent of recent users were given cannabis by a family member, friend ... or among a group of friends;
79 per cent of people say it is either "very easy" or "fairly easy" to obtain cannabis within 24 hours;
27 per cent of people who have used cannabis say they used it regularly at some stage;
22 per cent of current users have used cannabis on a daily or almost daily basis
23 per cent of those who have used cannabis have stopped their previous use because they did not like the side-effects.
Source: National Advisory Committee on Drugs, Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland 2002/2003