Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
North America
#28 of 196 worldwide
#12 of 23 in North America
Up to 2 oz is decriminalised and a licensed medical industry, including traditional growers, operates since 2018.
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Possession · 25%3/10adds 7.5 of 25 points
Since 2019 a person found with 56 g (two ounces) or less is not arrested or jailed. It remains an offence dealt with by a fine of up to EC$500, plus educational material, counselling or rehabilitative care where appropriate.
Personal cultivation · 25%1/10adds 2.5 of 25 points
Growing for personal use was not legalised. Cultivation is lawful only under a licence from the Medicinal Cannabis Authority, including a special category for traditional growers who came forward under an amnesty.
Punishment & enforcement · 20%4/10adds 8.0 of 20 points
No prison for two ounces or less; a modest fine instead. Larger quantities, unlicensed growing and trafficking remain criminal.
Sharing & gifting · 10%1/10adds 1.0 of 10 points
Supply remains an offence outside the licensed medical system and Rastafari sacramental use.
Consumption · 10%3/10adds 3.0 of 10 points
The amendment lets people smoke in the privacy of their homes and in Rastafari places of worship without punishment. Public smoking remains an offence.
Legal access · 10%2/10adds 2.0 of 10 points
No adult-use shops. Licensed medicinal dispensaries serve patients with a practitioner's recommendation, including visitors.
History
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The country built one of the Caribbean's first licensed medical cannabis industries in 2018, deliberately bringing in traditional hillside growers through an amnesty law and dedicated licence class.
Medical flower and preparations through licensed dispensaries.
Legal since December 2018 on a medical recommendation, supplied by licensed local producers.
The small-quantity fine does not lead to arrest or a custodial record.
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