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slash podcasts. minutes you're with more or less a dollop of statistical cream on the over-ripe

strawberry of news. I'm Angela Saini. First up more or less listener Dave Hurley was

reading the economist recently when he came across this surprising fact.

Palau has the highest rate of cannabis use on earth,

with nearly a quarter of adults from 15 to 64 lighting up.

Palau is a tiny micronesian island home to just 21,000 people.

But despite its size, this wasn't the first time David heard about it. This comes after a WHO report

in 2011 showing that Palauans drink more beer than any other nationality too.

Now as Dave continues this begs an important question.

Is Palau really a paradise for beer-swilling stonners

or is there something about the tiny Pacific Island that is making

statisticians look like they've been smoking funny cigarettes?

Time to bring in our intrepid reporter.

Charlotte McDonald.

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