Aussies 'among biggest cannabis users'

Figures from 2009 show up to 15 per cent of Australians aged 15 to 64 have used cannabis in that one year, Allan Raskall reports.

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Published 6 January 2012 5:40pm

Updated 3 September 2013 5:58pm

By Allan Raskall

Source: SBS

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Australians and New Zealanders are among the biggest users of cannabis in the world. That's according to international drug usage research published in the Lancet Medical journal.

There also claims the cost of illicit drugs is falling, compared to the cost of living. Allan Raskall reports.

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