Around here, if you get busted with half a joint, maybe some probation and US$ 3.000 fine! I guess up to 50 grams is the same treatment. The price here is so high, first because people have a lot of money to spend on things they dont really need, also because it is an island, quite hard to get stuff in. Almost all weed you get is imported, sometimes you can score some from a friend whos growing, but rarely.
But let me tell you these, i used to buy some top blueberry buds for US$ 45 a gram, all my friend told me that was the best smoke ever. And if you compare to beer prices ( US$ 6 to US$ 10 a glass) it aint that bad!
Now thats all past, im a free man now, at least until my next harvest!
Take easy man, and keep checking the updates!