It's slow progress, but cannabis regulation seems to be getting closer every day. In Spain, pressure increases, sustained by the approximately four million people (10% of the population between 15 and 64 years old) who declare year after year that they consume cannabis. 7.6% smoke it every month, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
The map of national consumption shows peaks of smokers in the Mediterranean arc: the Balearic Islands (10.8%), the Valencian Community (10.9%) and Catalonia (8.7%) are, together to Madrid (8.4%) and La Rioja (8.9%), the Communities where joints are smoked the most.
The statistic also breaks some preconceived ideas, such as that geographical proximity makes use more common and leads to a high rate of cannabis buyers and consumers.
Thus, they are below the national average: Andalusia (7%), Ceuta (6.4%) and Melilla (3%, the lowest percentage in all of Spain), which are the closest to Morocco, which is where, a priori, most of the hashish consumed in Spain comes from.
Curiously, Melilla, with only 3%, is the city/community that has the lowest percentage of cannabis consumption in all of Spain.