Reviewed Sep 2026Decriminalized

Cannabis in Montego Bay

Both Montego Bay herb houses on the Verdex register carry lapsed CLA dates on the last published list. What to ask before you go.

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Minimum age: 18+

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The rules

Key rules in Jamaica

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA).

Possession
2 oz or less: fixed-penalty ticket of J$500, no arrest or criminal record; over 2 oz remains a criminal offense (DDA as amended 2015).
Home grow
Up to five ganja plants per household on the premises.
Sales
Only CLA-licensed retail herb houses and therapeutic outlets, for medical, therapeutic or scientific use; licensed retailers may deliver since the April 2026 amendments.
Visitors
Ministry of Health permit lets non-residents buy and possess up to 2 oz at a time on a foreign recommendation or voluntary declaration.
Public use
Banned in public places and within 5 m of them; J$500 ticket. Allowed at private homes, licensed smoking areas and registered Rastafarian places of worship.
Religious use
Rastafarian sacramental use is exempt; adherents 18+ may apply to cultivate for sacramental purposes, and faith events can be declared exempt.
Hemp and CBD
Hemp (under 1% THC) is excluded from the ganja offenses but licensed by the CLA.
Export
Individuals may not take ganja out of Jamaica; only licensed export under CLA import-export rules.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

How it works

How cannabis is sold in Montego Bay

Both Montego Bay herb houses on the register have licence dates that had already passed on the Cannabis Licensing Authority's last published list, and the CLA's new store finder omits them.

Whose licence is still current?

Island Strains sits in the Casa Blanca Hotel on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, the Hip Strip, and its listed term ended on 14 October 2024. Outlier Bio-Pharma is in Whitter Village Centre, Ironshore, with retail and processing licences that showed 20 April 2026. Renewal may have happened without being published. Verdex marks both unverified until a source says so.

Which side of town suits what?

Island Strains holds the Herb House category that allows a consumption area, while Outlier's Ironshore licence is take-away only, on the eastern side of the city. Western Jamaica was hit by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025, so opening status is worth a call. The buying rules for visitors are set out in the Jamaica visitor guide.