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Drugs — Cuba

What travelers need to know about drugs in Cuba. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.

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Drugs in Cuba: prohibited — what is legal at home can be a serious crime here.

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Cuban penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking illegal drugs are particularly severe; you can be arrested for carrying even a very small amount or for being with someone using them, and border officials screen on departure too.

Particularly severe penalties; lengthy prison sentences.

§ US State Dept — Cuba

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