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Abstract: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in Germany and Europe. With a conservatively estimated annual sales value of around 11.6 billion €, it accounts for the largest single share (39 %) of the illicit consumer market. THC levels, especially of cannabis resin, have risen sharply in recent years, while prices have increased only moderately. 12-month consumption prevalence of adolescents, as well as adults, has increased in recent years. Boys and men use Cannabis more often than girls and women. About 600,000 adults in Germany have cannabis use disorders. This number has remained rather stable in recent years. With a steep increase over the past twenty years, Cannabis treatments by now account for the largest share of all addiction treatments for illegal substances documented in the Statistical Report on Substance Abuse Treatment in Germany. Nevertheless, with just over 30,000 treatment episodes per year, far fewer people are treated than have a cannabis use disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]