Anguilla presents one of the Caribbean’s most misunderstood cannabis situations: a British Overseas Territory that announced a decriminalization pilot in December 2024, yet has no officially established retail pathway for obtaining cannabis. For travelers hoping to find a laid-back island experience with easy access, this creates a genuine puzzle, and most coverage answers it wrongly.
The core distinction matters more than any number you have read. Cannabis remained illegal under Anguillan law throughout the pilot. What changed was police policy, not the statute. A non-enforcement directive is not a legal entitlement, and it does not travel with you the way a legalization law would.
