Cayman Islands countries/ky.yaml
Unauthorised possession is an offence. For cannabis or resin below one pound, the statutor … s community service and attendance orders as sentencing options in specified cases.[@law] [The 1977 penalties were the modern starting point.](/history/cayman-cannabis-penalties-1977/)
upto 1 lb · treatment criminal · term Unauthorised possession under 1 lb · fine 20000 · prison 7 years · note Rises to ten years on a repeat conviction, over 1 lb · treatment criminal · term Unauthorised possession over 1 lb · note Larger amounts attract higher repeat-offence penalties
Producing cannabis without authorisation is an offence, and the Act’s definition of produc … nts per household; the existing law provides no personal home-growing allowance.[@law,lrc](/history/cayman-cannabis-reform-consultation-2026/)
label Unauthorised consumption · treatment criminal · term Unauthorised consumption · fine 3000 · prison 3 years, label Unauthorised consumption, third or later conviction · repeat 3 · treatment criminal · term Unauthorised consumption (repeat) · fine 10000 · prison 10 years
A locally licensed medical doctor may prescribe cannabis extracts or tinctures for a patie … supply route includes licensed pharmacists, retail pharmacies and lawful importers.[@law](/history/cayman-medical-extracts-2016/) Buying or supplying cannabis for recreational use remains an offence.[@law]
There is no lawful recreational supply. Possession, use, growing and supply remain criminal offences, though voters backed decriminalising small amounts in April 2025.[@answer](/history/cayman-decriminalisation-referendum-2025/) After a public consultation on 30 grams, four plants and clearing old convictions,(/history/cayman-cannabis-reform-consultation-2026/) the premier expected reform recommendations and legislation in November or December 2026.[@lrc,timetable]
The medical-extract amendment commenced on 18 November 2016.(/history/cayman-medical-extracts-2016/) A doctor licensed locally may prescribe extracts or tinctures for medical or therapeutic p … tional possession and use because medical and therapeutic use was already permitted.[@lrc]
After the April 2025 referendum, Premier André Ebanks told Parliament that 55.64% had supported decriminalisation and that the issue would go to the Law Reform Commission.[@answer](/history/cayman-decriminalisation-referendum-2025/) Its July 2026 paper asked about 30 grams of dried cannabis, 150 grams wet, four plants per household and clearing old minor convictions.[@lrc](/history/cayman-cannabis-reform-consultation-2026/) In October the premier expected the final report and supporting legislation in November or December.[@timetable]
Unauthorised supply and distribution remain offences, with no exception for supplying cann … ed whether importation, production, distribution and sale should remain illegal.[@consult](/history/cayman-cannabis-reform-consultation-2026/)
word ganja · lang English (Cayman Islands) · meaning The Law Reform Commission's word for the drug in police statistics — 73 ganja-possession and 15 ganja-supply offences recorded in 2023 · sources lrc