Grenada
North America
#10 of 196 worldwide
#3 of 23 in North America
Since February 2026 adults 21 and over may possess up to 56 g and grow four plants per household. There is no legal market yet; a commercial framework is planned as a second phase.
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Possession · 25%5/10adds 12.5 of 25 points
Parliament passed the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Act in January 2026 with support from both sides, and the Governor-General assented to it in February. Adults aged 21 and over may possess up to 56 g of cannabis and 15 g of resin. Larger amounts remain an offence.
Personal cultivation · 25%4/10adds 10.0 of 25 points
Up to four plants per household for private use. Rastafari places of worship have their own cultivation allowance.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%5/10adds 10.0 of 20 points
Nothing within the limits. Pending cases over minor amounts are discontinued; larger quantities and dealing remain criminal.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
The 2026 Act covers personal possession and growing; supplying others remains an offence, apart from sacramental use within registered Rastafari places of worship.
Consumption · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
Private use is lawful. Public consumption remains prohibited and is punished with a fixed penalty.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
No legal source besides home growing. The government describes this as phase one; a regulatory framework for commercial cultivation and sale is being drafted as phase two.
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No licensed production yet; a national cannabis policy and supporting legislation for a commercial sector are in preparation.
No legal products on sale.
No medical programme yet; it is expected as part of the second phase.
The Act provides amnesty and automatic expungement of criminal records for specified minor cannabis offences. The minimum age is 21, after the prime minister had first proposed 18.
All sources
- NOW Grenada — Government to table Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Amendment Bill (June 2025)
- NOW Grenada — Marijuana decriminalisation legislation to go before parliament no later than June 2025
- Jamaica Observer — Grenada to decriminalise marijuana this year
- Virgin Islands News Online — Grenadian parliament approves amendment to marijuana legislation (January 2026)
- Parliament of Grenada — Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Act, No. 1 of 2026 (PDF)
- NOW Grenada — Draft bill and policy statement for the decriminalisation of cannabis in Grenada (January 2026)
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