Palau

Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under Palau law, but small-scale possession is punished by a fine rather than prison: $500 for a first offence and $1,000 for a second, for amounts reported as up to two ounces. People are cited rather than jailed.

• Pacific Island Times — The legality of cannabis in Pacific countries (2020)
• Island Times — Teens cited for possession of marijuana

Cultivation is illegal and prosecuted as production.

• Pacific Island Times — The legality of cannabis in Pacific countries (2020)

Fines and citations for users; prison for trafficking.

• Island Times — Teens cited for possession of marijuana
• Pacific Island Times — The legality of cannabis in Pacific countries (2020)

Trafficking carries up to eight years and a fine of up to $5,000 — but giving away less than an ounce is punished like simple possession, an unusual explicit carve-out for sharing.

• Pacific Island Times — The legality of cannabis in Pacific countries (2020)

Use is illegal; Palau has long had one of the highest reported rates of cannabis use in the world.

• Pacific Island Times — The legality of cannabis in Pacific countries (2020)

None.

• Pacific Island Times — Remengesau backs medical pot, bucks recreational use (2018)