Criminal law in Jamaica

• Is it legal to be gay in Jamaica?

  What Jamaican law says about same-sex relations: sections 76, 77 and 79 of the Offences Against the Person Act, their penalties, and what they do not cover.

• Is it legal to carry a knife in Jamaica?

  Carrying a knife in Jamaica under the Offensive Weapons (Prohibition) Act: banned knife types, the reasonable-excuse rule, the J$4,000 fine, and searches.

• Is it legal to smoke weed in Jamaica?

  What the 2015 ganja law changed in Jamaica: the two-ounce limit, the J$500 ticket, where smoking is banned, and the religious, medical and visitor rules.