Police in St Kitts and Nevis charged three men with possession of cannabis with intent to supply.[1] The accused are Davin Phipps of Lower Westbourne Ghaut in St Kitts, Xavier Dore of Pot Works in Nevis and Antonio Pascal of Cotton Ground in Nevis.[2] Police said the three men were charged after being found with cannabis.[3]

Phipps’s alleged offence was committed on 27 June 2024 on St Kitts, while Dore’s and Pascal’s alleged offences were committed on 26 June 2024 in Pot Works, Nevis.[1] Phipps was charged at the Basseterre Police Station on 28 June 2024, and Dore and Pascal were each charged at the Newcastle Police Station on Nevis.[2] The police force published the same charging details in a press release dated 1 July 2024.[4]

Possession and cultivation with intent to sell outside what is licensed remains illegal under legislation passed in 2023, while the government builds out the cannabis industry.[2] Certain cannabis cultivation, possession and use for religious and sacramental purposes is legalised under the current regime.[2] Rastafari groups, recognised as a protected religious group, may cultivate and use cannabis within their registered places of assembly.[2] Licensed individuals may possess limited amounts of cannabis and cultivate up to five plants within secure private premises.[2] Cannabis sales are restricted to licensed entities approved by the Medicinal Cannabis Authority.[2]