Trinidad and Tobago
North America
#13 of 196 worldwide
#5 of 23 in North America
Since 2019 adults may possess up to 30 g and grow four plants. There is no legal market yet.
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Possession · 25%5/10adds 12.5 of 25 points
Since 23 December 2019 an adult may possess up to 30 g of cannabis or 5 g of resin with no penalty. Between 30 and 60 g (5–10 g of resin) is a fixed-penalty ticket rather than a prosecution. Above 60 g is a criminal offence.
Personal cultivation · 25%4/10adds 10.0 of 25 points
Each adult may grow up to four plants at home. More than four is an offence.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%4/10adds 8.0 of 20 points
Nothing within the limits, a ticket for moderate overages, and criminal penalties including prison for larger amounts, trafficking and supplying minors.
Sharing & gifting · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
The 2019 amendment removed penalties for possession and growing, not for supply. Giving cannabis to another person is not expressly protected and selling remains a crime.
Consumption · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
Use in private is lawful. Smoking in a public place, at a workplace, or near schools remains an offence, as does using while driving or operating machinery.
Legal access · 10%0/10adds 0.0 of 10 points
None. The companion Cannabis Control Bill, which would have licensed growers and retailers, was sent to a parliamentary committee in 2019 and never became law. The only lawful source is your own four plants.
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No licensing system exists, so all commercial cultivation is illegal.
Home-grown flower and up to 5 g of resin. Nothing is lawfully sold.
There is no medical cannabis programme; the bill that would have created one was not enacted.
The 2019 reform allowed people with past convictions for small amounts to apply for a pardon and have records cleared.
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