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INSIGHT: Cultivating a medicinal cannabis industry

INSIGHT: Cultivating a medicinal cannabis industry

Friday 06 August 2021

INSIGHT: Cultivating a medicinal cannabis industry

Friday 06 August 2021


It's been two years since the Economic Development Minister shared his vision to make the island a “centre of excellence” for medicinal cannabis, with the first growing licences being issued nine months ago – but many questions about the blossoming industry still remain.

What are the planning rules for setting up a medicinal cannabis farm? Could Jersey become an “easy target” for criminals? How will this impact traditional agriculture? Will this bring about the end of the black market? And, crucially, how much money will this make for the public purse?

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