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According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, in 2018 France had the highest consumption of cannabis recreationally in Europe, as 21.8% admitted to using it within the last year followed by Spain. For this reason, the French parliamentary committee head Jean-Baptiste Moreau believes that cannabis should already be legalized because this would curb the black market. Â Meanwhile, the ongoing trials would enable the government to plan properly for the structures needed for legalizing it medically.