Legal status in Cayman Islands (UK)

Per-substance legal status for Cayman Islands (UK), from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

30 confirmed substances58 not individually verifiedLast updated September 16, 2026

Confirmed legal status

2C-B

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: 2C-B is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Amphetamine is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Amphetamine is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom. Here it is a hard drug, which is the more serious of the only two tiers the Act has. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Benzodiazepines is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Buprenorphine is named in Part 3 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Buprenorphine is in Part 3 of Schedule 1, so it is not a hard drug, which puts it in a different tier from methadone and morphine. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Cannabinol

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Cannabinol is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. This is the split that catches people out. The plant is in Part 2 and is not a hard drug, while cannabinol, cannabinol derivatives and cannabis extracts and tinctures of cannabis are all in Part 1 and are. The United Kingdom places cannabis and cannabinol in the same class; the Cayman Islands place them in different tiers, with the extract in the more serious one. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Cannabis is named in Part 2 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Cannabis is not a hard drug in the Cayman Islands. It is in Part 2, and section 2(1) confines the definition of hard drug to Part 1. The Act also defines ganja, at Part 4 of Schedule 1, to mean cannabis and cannabis resin, and lists ganja in Part 2 in its own right. Nothing in the Act decriminalises it: the not a hard drug band still runs to seven years with hard labour for a quantity under one pound. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Cannabis / THC in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Cocaine is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Codeine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Codeine is named in Part 2 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Dihydrocodeine and nicodicodine are in the same part. Codeine is not a hard drug. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Crack cocaine is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Crack is not separately named. Cocaine is in Part 1, so it is a hard drug, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 carries a definition dealing with the material from which cocaine can be extracted directly or by chemical transformation. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Crack Cocaine in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Diazepam

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Diazepam is named in Part 3 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Diazepam is in Part 3 of Schedule 1, so it is not a hard drug. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Diazepam in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

DMT

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: DMT is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Fentanyl

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Fentanyl is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

Fentanyl in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

GHB

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: GHB is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

GHB in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Heroin

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Heroin is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Ketamine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Ketamine is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Ketamine is a Class B drug in the United Kingdom. In the Cayman Islands it is in Part 1 of Schedule 1, so it is a hard drug and carries the top band. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Ketamine in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Khat

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Khat is named in Part 3 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. The khat plant is not named. Cathinone, its principal active substance, is in Part 3 of Schedule 1, so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Khat in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Lorazepam

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Lorazepam is named in Part 3 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Lorazepam is in Part 3 of Schedule 1, so it is not a hard drug. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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LSD

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: LSD is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

LSD in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

MDMA

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: MDMA is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Mescaline

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Mescaline is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Methadone

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Methadone is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Methadone in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Methamphetamine is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

Methamphetamine in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Methaqualone is named in Part 2 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes) in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Methylphenidate

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Methylphenidate is named in Part 2 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Methylphenidate is in Part 2, so it is not a hard drug. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Methylphenidate in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Morphine

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Morphine is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Morphine in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Opium

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Opium is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Part 4 of Schedule 1 separately defines medicinal opium as raw opium that has undergone a stated process. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

Opium in Cayman Islands (UK), full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Oxycodone is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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PCP

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Phencyclidine is named in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a hard drug, section 16(4) gives, for buying, consuming or possessing less than two ounces, a first conviction of ten thousand dollars and seven years and a second or subsequent conviction of twenty thousand dollars and fifteen years. For the offences listed in Part B of Schedule 2, section 16(5) applies the table in that Part, which runs to a maximum of twenty five years and a fine without limit as to amount on conviction before the Grand Court. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Psilocybin

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), possession, sale and trafficking are offences and the precise schedule and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute; the maximum penalty is imprisonment
Consequences if caught: Psilocybin is controlled in the Cayman Islands under the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration.
If prescribed / medical: Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.
Documentation: In the Cayman Islands, drugs fall under the Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), the territory's own statute, enforced with a zero-tolerance import policy. Trafficking carries imprisonment together with a fine; the precise section and penalty terms are left to confirmation against the current statute. The maximum penalty for a drug offence is imprisonment. This cell is sourced via the Cayman Islands legislation portal (legislation.gov.ky) with Library of Congress corroboration. Cannabis is treated differently from other controlled drugs: medical cannabis and CBD products are permitted only on local prescription (since 2017), while recreational cannabis is fully prohibited under zero-tolerance enforcement, possession carries a fine up to CI$3,000 and up to 3 years' imprisonment, and importation a fine up to CI$20,000 and up to 7 years on first conviction. Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) · legislation.gov.ky · loc.gov · Updated June 28, 2026

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Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Controlled under the Cayman Islands' own Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision). Alprazolam is named in Part 3 of Schedule 1, the list of controlled drugs made under section 2(1), so it is a controlled drug but not a hard drug. The Cayman Islands are not governed by the United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Consequences if caught: The Cayman Islands do not use the United Kingdom's classes. The words Class A, Class B and Class C appear nowhere in the Act. Severity turns instead on a single defined term: section 2(1) provides that 'hard drug' means any substance or product specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1. A controlled drug is either a hard drug or it is not, and the quantity involved then sets the band. For a controlled drug that is not a hard drug, section 16(2) gives, where the amount is less than one pound in weight, a fine of twenty thousand dollars and imprisonment with hard labour for seven years, rising to ten years on a second or subsequent conviction. Section 16(3) applies where the amount is one pound or more and raises the second or subsequent maximum to fifteen years. Section 16(1) sets the residual penalty at three thousand dollars and three years, and ten thousand dollars and ten years on a third or subsequent conviction. One phrase in those provisions has no counterpart in the United Kingdom statute at all. The Cayman penalties are expressed as imprisonment with hard labour, which the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 never uses. Alprazolam is in Part 3 of Schedule 1. Part 3 is not Part 1, so it is not a hard drug, and the not a hard drug bands in sections 16(2) and 16(3) apply. Sections 16(6) and 16(7) allow a court sentencing under subsections (1) to (4) to make a community service order, with the convicted person's consent, or an attendance order, in addition to or instead of any other disposal. Every statement above about what is and is not on the list is true as at a date, and the date is this. Schedule 1 is amended by regulations rather than by amending the Act, so the list moves on its own. The text read here is the 2026 Revision, revised as at 31 December 2025 and published as Supplement No. 2 with Legislation Gazette No. 8 of 10 February 2026, and it states that it consolidates the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment of Schedule 1) Regulations, 2025. No instrument after that was read, so this cell does not rule out a later amendment of Schedule 1.
If prescribed / medical: Section 2(1) defines lawful administration as administration 'in accordance with a prescription issued by a practitioner authorised in that behalf'. The regulations that set the conditions for a prescribed supply were not read for this cell, so nothing here states what a visitor must carry or how much.
Documentation: Carry any prescribed controlled medicine in its original dispensed packaging with the prescription. The Act defines lawful administration by reference to a prescription from an authorised practitioner and says nothing about a traveller allowance, and no Cayman regulation was read here, so no allowance is asserted.

Cayman Islands Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision), Schedule 1, section 2(1) and section 16 · legislation.gov.ky · Updated September 16, 2026

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Not individually verified

58 substances are not individually verified for Cayman Islands (UK)

For these the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Cayman Islands (UK)’s drug authority or your embassy.

Substance	What we found
1P-LSD	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
2-FDCK	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
25I-NBOMe	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
2C-E	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
2C-I	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
2C-T-7	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
3-MMC	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
4-AcO-DMT	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
4-HO-MET	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
6-APB	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Adderall	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Alcohol	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Amanita muscaria	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Amyl Nitrite	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Ayahuasca	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Barbiturates	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Caffeine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Cathinone	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
CBD	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Clonazepam	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Delta-8-THC	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
DOM	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
DXM	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Ephedrine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Etizolam	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Gabapentin	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
GBL	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
HHC	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Hydrocodone	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Kratom	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
LSA (Morning Glory)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
MDA	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
MDPV	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Memantine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Mephedrone (4-MMC)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Methylone	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Mitragynine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Modafinil	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
MXE	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Nicotine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Nimetazepam	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Nitrous Oxide	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Peyote	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Phenibut	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Pink Cocaine / Tusi	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Poppers	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Pregabalin	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Quetiapine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Salvia divinorum	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
THC-P	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Tobacco	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Tramadol	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Xylazine	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...
Zolpidem	Not confirmed, the Cayman Islands' Misuse of Drugs Act (2026 Revision) is the governing drug law; the specific...

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