Is cannabis legal in Barbados?
Legal (Medical)
Cannabis is legal for medical use only; recreational use remains prohibited.
Barbados is one of 36 countries classified “Legal (Medical)” for cannabis — 18% of the 199 with data. (Also searched as marijuana, weed.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legality of cannabis
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Saint Lucia
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Grenada
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Dominica
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Decriminalized Recreational possession is decriminalized — a fine at most, not a criminal offence.
Other laws in Barbados
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.