Police destroy ganja nursery on Cayman Brac
(CNS): The RCIPS has seized and destroyed 90 ganja plants and 13 pots following a raid at a property on Dennis Forster Road, Stake Bay, during a “Day of Action” on Cayman Brac last month focused on drug and traffic offences. No one has been arrested in relation to the ganja bust, but police said the investigations into the matter are ongoing. Officers also collected a 23lb drug parcel that had been found at sea, which has also been destroyed.
The day also involved an island-wide traffic enforcement drive, during which officers conducted stop checks of dozens of motorists. They issued three traffic tickets and warned another eight drivers of intended prosecution for eight other traffic offences.
Thanking the community for their support and feedback, the Brac officers encouraged residents of the Sister Islands to contact them with any concerns about criminal activity they would like to discuss or report.
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Why is even an issue in the Cayman Islands in 2025??? And why can’t I wear a t-shirt with anything related to ganja on it???
Sure, maybe, but who’s stopping you? Drugs in Cayman are essentially the undeclared third pillar of the economy, with endorsed career paths from current and former district MPs, according to former Governor. As long as you buy from the designated protected sellers the RCIPS and Coast Guard will pretend to be doing something by occasionally arresting one of their competitors, with a disposable crew and small haul. Kenny demonstrates you can even sell cocaine (twice) to an undercover cop and not serve a day in jail.
What gives them the right to take away something which God created for us? Ju Ju, we demand answers!
Where are all the tree huggers now? Your silence is deafening
#weedplantsmatter
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Police taking the weed, MPs taking the trees, so many botanists in Cayman!
How is there no arrest in this case? Who is the landowner?
yay…for the ‘war’ on drugs……zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
‘Destroyed’ aka repackaged for sale. hey RCIPS, we still remember that 2+ million worth of drugs walk out the station.
It was >$20mln worth
Wonder who this batch was for?? As we all know the growers the sellers the smokers
To increase the market share for the other primary grower/supplier, who just happens to be more connected.
Long may it continue.
No wee, no vote!
Oh God! Now we getting into that stuff as well?
Legalize p!ss
Legalize it.
Legalization does nothing for the established illicit players and their interests except embolden them to retain market share, while providing access to the legitimate banking economy for all of their business lines. Cayman would not retain its FATF standing. If you think you need it, go get a Rx for $100.
at 9:44am:
The notion that the Cayman Islands would jeopardize its FATF standing by legalizing cannabis is moronic.
Major, reputable jurisdictions with far stricter financial oversight than Cayman have legalized or decriminalized cannabis without facing any negative repercussions from the FATF.
–Canada, a G7 nation, has fully legalized both recreational and medical cannabis and remains in impeccable FATF standing.
–Germany, the EU’s economic powerhouse, has enacted partial legalization while retaining full FATF credibility.
–Malta and Luxembourg have legalized adult personal use.
–The Netherlands has openly tolerated cannabis for decades.
None of these countries are on the FATF grey list or blacklist.
–Portugal and Spain, both long known for their decriminalization policies, maintain FATF approval.
–Switzerland has implemented state-run pilot programs for recreational cannabis and is not facing any FATF action.
–Australia allows medical cannabis nationwide and recreational use in some territories.
–Uruguay and Thailand have moved forward with broad legalization or decriminalization measures. Every one of these countries is in good standing with FATF.
To suggest that cannabis legalization alone would endanger Cayman’s FATF status is not only factually false–it’s intellectually dishonest. FATF concerns itself with anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and systemic financial risks, not domestic drug policy unless it’s directly linked to criminal financial flows.
If the policy is implemented with robust regulation and anti=money laundering safeguards–as Cayman does in virtually every other sector–there is no FATF penalty for legalizing cannabis.
The idea that Cayman would be punished for moving in step with global regulatory trends is a lazy and mindless parroting of hyperbole and fear tactics, not serious policy analysis.
“unless it’s directly linked to criminal financial flows” is exactly the hazard.
Legalization in many of the jurisdictions cited above have given gangs and cartels access to acquire legalized grow-ops, and thus via that veneer of legitimacy, secure access to the real estate sector, legal fraternity, and international payment systems. The illegal dealers are still out there selling illegally, undercutting all of the regulated dispensaries that were supposed to displace them. Fact check as you like. Canada has not had an FATF check up since 2005, where it just squeaked through on its political G7 capital, despite the rampant money laundering.
Cannabis is already legal medically; what do you think the Pharmacies that sell the oils do with the proceeds? Tuck it under their bed?
Everyone please vote yes on election day
Voting yes to gang economies is not supportive of Finance, >80% of GDP. Anyone with a pot hankering can already pay $100 for a doctor’s Rx and can grow their own legally, if they think they need this stuff.
CNS: It is not legal to grow cannabis in the Cayman Islands under any circumstances. You can get a prescription for medical marijuana, which you can then obtain from a pharmacy.
Since there isn’t supposed to be any local supply, there used to be a mechanism whereby a prescribed user could seek special authorization to grow their own plants via a letter from the CMO, or at least that used to be how it work. There was a limit on the number of plants that could be grown, and many instances where that was exceeded, arrests made, and later, cases tossed.
Other growers, experienced no more than light headline exposure:
Michael Ramos: This case involved 42 ganja plants growing at home. Reportedly, Ramos pleaded guilty and received a sentence of six months imprisonment, suspended for two years in 2018.
Elvis McKeever: This was a 2019 case where McKeever pleaded guilty to growing 48 plus at home and received a sentence of one-year probation and 50 hours of community service.
CNS: I stand corrected.
“CNS: I stand corrected.”
BRAVO CNS! integrity!
Trump would choke to death if he had to say those words.
oh please stop saying his name!
That’s strange, I know it’s not legal to cultivate it but it just seems to pop up like weeds do in my garden. Can I be charged if a bird pooped out a seed and it grows naturally in my yard? I say arrest the damn bird that dumped the seed but not me.
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Yes your right- that industry would prefer to legalize the snow