Overview
- On 13 March, the FCDO revised its Safety and security advice to state it is illegal to smoke in public places in Antigua and Barbuda and that visitors may face arrest.
- Deputy Commissioner Albert Wade announced a zero-tolerance policy with immediate effect, ending prior informal leniency.
- Police say a 2025 amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act repealed ticketing, so offenders are arrested and taken before a magistrate rather than warned.
- Those convicted face fines of up to EC$2,000, which local reporting puts at roughly £560.
- Premises owners or managers who knowingly permit the sale, supply, or smoking of cannabis or cannabis resin can also be prosecuted.