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\n\tIs weed legal in Guam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, weed is legal in Guam. Adults 21 and older can possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis flower and grow up to six plants.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical marijuana is legal for patients with qualifying conditions. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tLegislation history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The US territory passed the <\/span>Joaquin (KC) Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act<\/span><\/a> in 2014, allowing patients with qualifying medical conditions to possess and consume cannabis. The law directed the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to create a registry to issue patient ID cards and to develop a system for producing and distributing medical marijuana on the island.<\/span> The law was proposed in 2013, approved by voters in 2014, and signed by the governor in 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016 <\/span>Bill No. 343-33<\/span><\/a> expanded the list of qualifying conditions, allowing physicians to recommend marijuana for any patient they thought could benefit from it. It also specified the amount of marijuana patients could possess, set up the Medical Cannabis Regulation Commission, mandated testing for all marijuana, and made registry cards optional for patients but required for caregivers. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018 the legislature passed Public Law 34-125<\/a>, allowing patients and caregivers to grow cannabis at home until dispensaries are up and running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019 Guam passed Bill 32-35, <\/span>the Guam Cannabis Industry Act<\/span><\/a> (Public Law 35-5), legalizing the buying, selling, consuming, and giving of cannabis for adults 21 and older. The law set up the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee and regulate cultivation, production, transportation, and retail sales on the island.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhere is it safe to purchase weed in Guam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adults over the age of 21 can purchase cannabis at any licensed cannabis establishment. As of February 2021, the CCB is still in the process of promulgating production and retail sales rules, which are legally required to go through a public review process hindered by pandemic quarantine restrictions. In the meantime, adults are allowed to grow six plants at home and possess up to 1 ounce (28 grams). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guam allows medical marijuana patients or their caregivers to purchase up to 2.5 ounces (71 grams) of marijuana or more if their doctor recommends it. Patients can purchase from a state-licensed dispensary, though none are operational as of yet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhere is it safe to consume cannabis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For both adults and patients, consumption is only legal in private. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPossessing cannabis <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adults can possess <\/span>up to 1 ounce (28 grams) of cannabis, 8 grams of concentrate, or anything with up to 800 milligrams of THC. They can also have up to three flowering plants and three immature plants and the cannabis from homegrown plants. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patients and caregivers can possess up to 2.5 ounces (71 grams) or more if the certifying doctor agrees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tIs home cultivation allowed in Guam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adults can grow six plants at a time, three flowering and three immature. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualified patients or caregivers can pay $15 to obtain a cultivation permit to grow no more than six flowering and 12 immature plants at a time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home cultivation must take place indoors in a locked room. It may be illegal for adults, patients, or caregivers to grow cannabis once retail operations begin. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tMedical marijuana in Guam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DHHS oversees the island's medical marijuana program. The program maintains a list of <\/span>all the forms available<\/span><\/a>, including applications for registry cards, physician certifications, and home cultivation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifying conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Patients qualify for medical marijuana if they have been admitted to hospice care or have one of the following conditions:  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n