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.  Meanwhile, the ongoing trials would enable the government to plan properly for the structures needed for legalizing it medically.