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Barbados

North America

Restrictive

#36 of 196 worldwide
#15 of 23 in North America

Recreational: DecriminalisedMedical: Legal

Up to 14 g is a fixable fine; a medical industry is licensed and Rastafari sacramental use is permitted.

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Possession · 25%3/10

adds 7.5 of 25 points

Possession remains an offence, but since 2021 police may offer anyone with 14 g or less a fixed-penalty notice: a $200 fine payable within 30 days, with no court appearance and no conviction. Under-18s must also attend an assessment and counselling.

Personal cultivation · 25%1/10

adds 2.5 of 25 points

Not permitted for personal use. Cultivation is lawful only under a medicinal cannabis licence, or for registered Rastafari worship.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%4/10

adds 8.0 of 20 points

A $200 ticket for small amounts. Above 14 g the ordinary penalties apply, including prison for trafficking.

Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Supply remains an offence. The Sacramental Cannabis Act allows use within registered Rastafari places of worship only.

Consumption · 10%2/10

adds 2.0 of 10 points

Use is still unlawful outside the sacramental exemption, which Rastafari groups criticised as confining their practice to temples. Public smoking is an offence.

Legal access · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

No adult-use sales. The medicinal industry created in 2019 supplies patients on prescription.