# Is cannabis legal in Aruba?

> Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Aruba: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Aruba: unlike the Netherlands, there is no coffeeshop toleration, and possession or use is an offence under the island’s narcotics ordinance with fines and possible detention. Rule jurisdiction: Aruba. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.

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Verified: 2026-09-22 (rule reviewed against its source) Scope: Aruba.  
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## Facts

- **Legal status:** Prohibited. There is no legal way to buy cannabis in Aruba: sale and purchase are criminal offences. Cannabis is illegal in Aruba: unlike the Netherlands, there is no coffeeshop toleration, and possession or use is an offence under the island’s narcotics ordinance with fines and possible detention. Rule jurisdiction: Aruba. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Can tourists buy:** Prohibited. Visitors have no legal way to buy or use cannabis in Aruba. There is no legal purchase route; the Dutch coffeeshop policy does not apply here. Rule jurisdiction: Aruba. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **How to buy:** There is no legal purchase route; the Dutch coffeeshop policy does not apply here.
- **Medical access:** Prohibited. There is no medical-cannabis programme in Aruba; a prescription from another country gives no legal access. Rule jurisdiction: Aruba. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Possession limit:** Prohibited. Cannabis is illegal in Aruba: unlike the Netherlands, there is no coffeeshop toleration, and possession or use is an offence under the island’s narcotics ordinance with fines and possible detention. Rule jurisdiction: Aruba. Reviewed: 2026-09-22.
- **Important restrictions:** Any purchase is an offence; there is no personal-use exemption for buying. Street offers to tourists are a common setup for extortion or arrest. Never carry cannabis across a national border. Traces in luggage, vape cartridges or edibles count as possession. Medical proposals, where they exist, have not created a dispensing channel. Foreign nationals face the same penalties as residents, often with deportation added. Do not bring cannabis or THC products into the country. THC: Any amount is an offence.

## Sources
- [gobierno.aw](https://www.gobierno.aw/en/0708-verdovende-middelen)
- [omaruba.com](https://omaruba.com/richtlijn-landsverordening-verdovende-middelen/)

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