{"version":1,"id":"sb","name":"Solomon Islands","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/sb/","count":4,"totals":{"reports":4,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":2,"seizure":1,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":1,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-08-02","reports":[{"id":"solomon-islands-tetere-uproot-2026","code":"CET-HSR4VZ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/solomon-islands-tetere-uproot-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/HSR4VZ/","date":"2026-08-02","country":"sb","country_name":"Solomon Islands","place":null,"coordinates":[-8.922,159.62],"precision":"country","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Tetere police uproot 300 cannabis plants as the grower escapes","summary":"On 2 August 2026 officers at Tetere station uprooted more than 300 marijuana plants at the riverside near Ngalimera community in North Guadalcanal. The suspected grower ran off before police arrived and no arrest was made. Police repeated that cultivation is a serious offence under the Dangerous Drugs Act.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"solomon-islands-tetere-uproot-2026","sources":[{"title":"Police uproots 300 plus marijuana plants in G-Plains","url":"https://www.rsipf.gov.sb/?q=node/3628","publisher":"Royal Solomon Islands Police Force","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"solomon-islands-choiseul-cultivation-charges-2025","code":"CET-MZXNBC","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/solomon-islands-choiseul-cultivation-charges-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/MZXNBC/","date":"2025-03-06","country":"sb","country_name":"Solomon Islands","place":null,"coordinates":[-8.922,159.62],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"Choiseul police charge a grower under both cannabis offences","summary":"Police at Taro in Choiseul arrested a 27-year-old man on 6 March 2025 and charged him with growing prohibited plants under section 8(a) and possessing a dangerous drug under section 8(b) of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Officers uprooted his plants and found cannabis on him at the arrest. The case shows both limbs of the 1941 law being used against a small grower.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"solomon-islands-choiseul-cultivation-charges-2025","sources":[{"title":"27-yr-old male arrested for planting marijuana in Choiseul","url":"https://www.rsipf.gov.sb/?q=node/3255","publisher":"Royal Solomon Islands Police Force","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"solomon-islands-auki-uproot-2024","code":"CET-W1RS33","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/solomon-islands-auki-uproot-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/W1RS33/","date":"2024-08-20","country":"sb","country_name":"Solomon Islands","place":null,"coordinates":[-8.922,159.62],"precision":"country","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Auki police uproot nearly 200 cannabis plants after a village tip-off","summary":"On 20 August 2024 police in Auki uprooted nearly 200 marijuana plants near Ngadefiu village in Central Kwara'ae, Malaita. Community leaders had helped the police, and the alleged owner ran off before officers arrived; no arrest was reported. The provincial commander praised the village for acting against cultivation.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"solomon-islands-auki-uproot-2024","sources":[{"title":"Police uprooted marijuana plants in Malaita province","url":"https://www.rsipf.gov.sb/?q=node/3063","publisher":"Royal Solomon Islands Police Force","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"solomon-islands-mbarande-raid-2019","code":"CET-M9NERP","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/solomon-islands-mbarande-raid-2019/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/M9NERP/","date":"2019-10-22","country":"sb","country_name":"Solomon Islands","place":null,"coordinates":[-8.922,159.62],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police clear 5,500 cannabis plants from Guadalcanal's Mbarande area","summary":"On 21 and 22 October 2019 a joint RSIPF team uprooted more than 5,500 marijuana plants at several locations in Mbarande, North East Guadalcanal. No one was arrested at the time, and police asked village chiefs, church leaders and youth leaders to help identify the growers.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"solomon-islands-mbarande-raid-2019","sources":[{"title":"Marijuana Bust in North East Guadalcanal","url":"https://www.solomontimes.com/news/marijuana-bust-in-north-east-guadalcanal/9419","publisher":"Solomon Times","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Marijuana Haul Worth Close to SBD$1 Million","url":"https://www.solomontimes.com/news/marijuana-haul-worth-close-to-sbd1-million/9176","publisher":"Solomon Times","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}