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Cuba

North America

Severe prohibition

#156 of 196 worldwide
#20 of 23 in North America

Recreational: IllegalMedical: None

Strict prohibition with long prison sentences.

Score breakdown ▏world average

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Possession · 25%0/10

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Illegal with no personal-use threshold. Under the 2022 Penal Code simple possession typically carries six months to two years in prison plus fines.

CannabisRegulations.ai — Is weed legal in Cuba?

Personal cultivation · 25%0/10

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Cultivation or production of significant quantities carries four to twenty years.

Punishment & enforcement · 20%1/10

adds 2.0 of 20 points

One of the Caribbean's strictest regimes. A 2025 Supreme Court ruling hardened prosecution standards for cannabinoid offences, and courts have staged public 'exemplary' trials.

Sharing & gifting · 10%0/10

adds 0.0 of 10 points

Trafficking brings long sentences — recent exemplary trials have handed down around nine years for selling marijuana — and fifteen to thirty for cross-border cases.

Consumption · 10%1/10

adds 1.0 of 10 points

Use is treated through the possession offence.