Jersey's Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Cultivation in Jersey

A licence to cultivate industrial hemp for seed and fibre was first issued in the Island by the Health Minister in May 2017 to Jersey Hemp under the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2009.

Several additional licences for hemp cultivation and processing have since been provided by the Government of Jersey, including for the processing of hemp flowers for the extraction of cannabinoids in August 2019.

Licences for medicinal cannabis cultivation were first issued in December 2020 by the Jersey Cannabis Agency under a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Home Office.

During the course of 2021, the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel undertook a review of the Regulations for the licensing, production and export of Medicinal Cannabis in Jersey, with Government accepting nine and partially accepting two of the report's 24 recommendations.

See also: Jersey's Rural Economy

Cannabis Investments

The Proceeds of Crime Law was amended in 2021 to facilitate investment in legitimate cannabis businesses in specified jurisdictions.

"With the global industry likely to grow, potentially from USD20bn to over USD100bn of annual revenues in the next three to four years, a favourable regulatory environment in Jersey could offer significant advantage to companies wishing to engage in the cultivation, processing, and extraction of pharmaceutical precursors from cannabis as well as investment in and the provision of services to the wider global cannabis market. The potential for Jersey to become a centre of excellence in production, research, genetics and intellectual property in the sector is evident." ^[1]

Jersey Cannabis Companies

Planning Applications

• P/2018/1374 – Warwick Farm (Jersey Hemp Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2019/0394 – La Pepiniere Farm (TCI Partnership Ltd.) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – July 2019
• P/2019/1077 – Northend Vineries (Solairo Ltd.) : Withdrawn
• P/2019/1112 – Warwick Farm (Jersey Hemp Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2019/1113 – Warwick Farm (Jersey Hemp Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2019/1269 – Retreat Farm (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
• P/2019/1580 – Northend Vineries (Solairo Ltd.) : Approved
• RC/2020/0216 – Printemps Farm (Printemps Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2020/0760 – Retreat Farm (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – May 2021
  • Planning Committee Minutes – May 2021
• P/2020/1098 – Retreat Farm (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – May 2021
• P/2020/1118 – Warwick Farm (Jersey Hemp Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2020/1470 – Printemps Farm (Printemps Ltd.) : Approved
• RP/2020/1473 – Northend Vineries (Solairo Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2020/1570 – Meadow Springs (Jersey Choice Ltd.) : Withdrawn
• P/2020/1771 – Clos de Sergent Nursery (Caprica Cultivation Co. Ltd.) : Refused
  • Planning Committee Minutes – July 2021
  • Planning Committee Minutes – September 2021
• P/2021/0123 – The Tree House Restaurant & Bar (La Marquanderie Holdings Ltd.) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – July 2021
• P/2021/0125 – The Tree House Restaurant & Bar (La Marquanderie Holdings Ltd.) : Refused
• P/2021/0762 – Warwick Farm (Jersey Hemp Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2021/1094 – Woodside Farm (Woodside Farms Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2021/1399 – Field No. MY770 (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – March 2022
• P/2021/1400 – Field No. L78 (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – March 2022
• P/2021/1467 – Clos de Sergent Nursery (Caprica Cultivation Co. Ltd.) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – December 2021
• P/2021/1705 – Field No. MY770 (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – March 2022
• P/2021/1754 – Northend Vineries (Parquet Holdings Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2021/1988 – Fauvic Nurseries (GroVida Property Jersey Ltd.) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – March 2023
  • Planning Committee Minutes – October 2023
  • Planning Obligation Agreement – November 2023
• P/2022/1022 – Field No. MY770 (Northern Leaf PLC) : Approved
  • Planning Committee Minutes – May 2023
• P/2022/1283 – La Verte Vue (Green View Ltd.) : Refused
  • Planning Committee Minutes – May 2023
• P/2022/1526 – Northend Vineries (Green Island Growers Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2022/1531 – Clos de Sergent Nursery (Caprica Cultivation Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2023/0700 – Northend Vineries (Green Island Growers Ltd.) : Approved
• P/2023/1259 – La Verte Vue (Green View Ltd.) : Refused
  • Planning Committee Minutes – October 2024
• P/2024/0391 – Retreat Farm (Northern Leaf PLC) : Refused
  • Planning Committee Minutes – September 2024
• P/2024/0464 – Field No. MY770 (Northern Leaf PLC) : Refused
• P/2024/1188 – Retreat Farm (Northern Leaf PLC) : Pending
• P/2024/1268 – Northend Vineries (Green Island Growers Ltd.) : Pending

See also: Planning Regulations

Environmental Permits

• 24^th March 2023 – Water resources abstraction licence application for Northern Leaf PLC
• 24^th March 2023 – Water pollution discharge permit application for Northern Leaf PLC

GMP Certification

• 13^th December 2022 – MHRA Certificate of GMP Compliance for Northern Leaf PLC

Medicinal Cannabis Exports

Cannabis Industry News

1. 13^th May 2017 – Hemp could 'boost Jersey's farming industry'
2. 17^th August 2017 – Hemp trial progress
3. 27^th November 2017 – Successful trials likely to lead to increase in hemp production
4. 25^th April 2018 – Fields across the Island to be planted with hemp
5. 30^th May 2018 – Hemp planting could bring 'economic and environmental benefits' to Jersey
6. 2^nd August 2018 – Green-fingered thief gives in to hemp-tation
7. 6^th October 2018 – Bumper harvest for Jersey Hemp after long dry summer
8. 15^th October 2018 – Investing in the emerging medical marijuana market
9. 21^st November 2018 – Could medicinal cannabis be worth £300 million per year for Jersey?
10. 12^th March 2019 – Medicinal cannabis cultivation legalised
11. 15^th March 2019 – 'Farmers are interested in growing medicinal cannabis'
12. 21^st March 2019 – Chief Minister signals support for medicinal cannabis cultivation
13. 18^th April 2019 – Rules to be relaxed on over-the-counter cannabis products
14. 24^th April 2019 – Plans submitted for Jersey's first cannabis farm and knowledge centre
15. 28^th June 2019 – Economic Development Minister at London cannabis conference
16. 25^th July 2019 – Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978: Application for Licence to Cultivate Industrial Hemp
17. 10^th August 2019 – Hemp hemp hurray! Homegrown CBD on its way
18. 13^th August 2019 – Hopes of US partnership on medicinal cannabis
19. 30^th August 2019 – Greenhouse site to become Jersey's second cannabis farm?
20. 27^th September 2019 – The marijuana makeover
21. 23^rd October 2019 – Fancy a canna-ccino?
22. 1^st November 2019 – Local distillery to launch rum with a taste of Jersey hemp
23. 12^th November 2019 – Licences for cultivation of high-THC medicinal cannabis early next year?
24. 13^th November 2019 – Tamba Park to become hemp farm
25. 9^th December 2019 – £2m boost to make Jersey Hemp-ire go global
26. 6^th January 2020 – Hemp farm to open within next couple of months?
27. 2^nd April 2020 – Hemp farm to produce 1,000 litres of hand sanitiser
28. 22^nd July 2020 – Retrospective permission bid for medicinal hemp farm
29. 20^th August 2020 – Alternative-crop growers come back from tough start
30. 11^th September 2020 – Jersey Hemp set to harvest its biggest ever crop
31. 12^th October 2020 – Taxes on cannabis and vaping to plug deficits?
32. 10^th January 2021 – UK start up secures first permit this century for cannabis cultivation
33. 11^th January 2021 – Medicinal cannabis licences issued
34. 12^th January 2021 – Medicinal cannabis firm ready to start growing and exporting from the Island 'within weeks'
35. 12^th February 2021 – Jersey medicinal cannabis business plans stock exchange launch
36. 11^th March 2021 – Canadian medicinal cannabis firm's plans for Jersey
37. 12^th March 2021 – New plan lodged for St Brelade pub
38. 22^nd March 2021 – Medicinal cannabis could be ‘mainstay of economy’
39. 30^th March 2021 – Medical cannabis firm Northern Leaf raises £14 million before London IPO
40. 1^st April 2021 – JMCC Group Signs Distribution Deal with UK’s Leading Medical Cannabis Provider
41. 14^th April 2021 – Review into Jersey's medicinal cannabis licensing
42. 21^st April 2021 – ‘All the pieces came together’ for medical cannabis company
43. 30^th April 2021 – Jersey's medicinal cannabis industry profits to be taxed at 20%
44. 13^th May 2021 – Jersey Hemp set to raise £6m through Seedrs and private placement
45. 7^th June 2021 – Farmers could produce crops with seeds from Jersey Hemp
46. 15^th June 2021 – Medicinal-cannabis growers will need environmental impact assessment for licence
47. 20^th June 2021 – Concerns raised over impact of cannabis industry
48. 9^th July 2021 – ‘Hemp gave me chance to do meaningful work’
49. 16^th July 2021 – Horticultural lab plans for former restaurant approved
50. 17^th July 2021 – Cannabis farm sub-station plan rejected
51. 27^th July 2021 – Cannabis in Europe: Economic Diversity Driving Channel Islands Push
52. 5^th August 2021 – New cannabis trade organisation established in Jersey
53. 5^th August 2021 – Jersey Hemp aiming to raise £6 million
54. 9^th August 2021 – Cannabinoid firm moves HQ to Jersey
55. 17^th August 2021 – Inconsistency over cannabis in the crown dependencies causes confusion for compliance officers
56. 3^rd September 2021 – A guide to Jersey’s new cannabis investment rules
57. 7^th October 2021 – Legalising cannabis: the Jersey experience
58. 12^th October 2021 – 20% tax planned for cannabis companies
59. 3^rd November 2021 – Cannabis farm, charity shop and care home planned for Grouville
60. 5^th November 2021 – Medicinal cannabis ‘is still on track for meaningful returns’
61. 12^th November 2021 – "Six-month window to launch cannabis industry to world"
62. 16^th November 2021 – Further scrutiny of medicinal cannabis required
63. 17^th November 2021 – Tax warning for companies diversifying into cannabis
64. 23^rd November 2021 – Island of Jersey betting big on cannabis industry to boost economy
65. 24^th November 2021 – Environment Minister denies "bending over backwards" for cannabis farm
66. 24^th November 2021 – Profits of medicinal cannabis industry to be taxed at 20%
67. 4^th January 2022 – FOCUS: Cannabis, care, retail...a lesson in 'diversification'
68. 6^th January 2022 – Politicians “extremely concerned” by lack of medicinal cannabis regulation
69. 7^th January 2022 – FOCUS: A blossoming $600m opportunity at risk
70. 10^th January 2022 – FOCUS: How much money could Jersey make from medicinal cannabis?
71. 11^th January 2022 – FOCUS: Medicinal cannabis and Intellectual Property
72. 6^th February 2022 – Plans for medicinal-cannabis farm submitted
73. 17^th February 2022 – Wellbeing firms team up to offer greater choice to Islanders
74. 3^rd March 2022 – Supply of most locally grown vegetables may be ended as Jersey grower considers switching to medicinal cannabis
75. 7^th March 2022 – Planning Committee due to consider glasshouse plans at former Tamba Park site
76. 14^th March 2022 – An industry to take over from the Jersey Royal?
77. 14^th March 2022 – Sowing the seeds of something bigger
78. 16^th March 2022 – Jersey's medicinal-cannabis industry 'progressing as planned'
79. 24^th March 2022 – Warwick Farm To Become Country Park
80. 1^st April 2022 – GroVida Now Licensed in Jersey
81. 5^th April 2022 – Jersey Hemp products get FSA seal of approval
82. 7^th April 2022 – Number of medicinal cannabis companies more than doubles
83. 11^th April 2022 – Green Island Awarded Cannabis Cultivation Licence
84. 29^th April 2022 – Licence for cannabis cultivation in Jersey granted to Green Island Growers
85. 1^st June 2022 – Jersey Continues To Position Itself As Regional Cannabis Leader As It Issues 5th Cultivation Licence
86. 16^th June 2022 – Gov eyes ‘£100m tax boost’ from cannabis industry as firm relocates
87. 9^th July 2022 – Medicinal Cannabis from the Island Nation of Jersey
88. 18^th July 2022 – £1.2m crowdfunders reassured after being left in dark over Jersey Hemp sale
89. 7^th October 2022 – Jersey Hemp given extra year to stay at Warwick Farm
90. 21^st October 2022 – PICTURES: Hemp harvesting in Jersey
91. 16^th January 2023 – Trust concerned over proposed medicinal cannabis farm's security fencing
92. 17^th January 2023 – Application submitted for St Mary cannabis farm plan
93. 28^th February 2023 – Northern Leaf eyes £3mln pre-IPO funding round ahead of summer listing
94. 17^th March 2023 – Plans for cannabis farm at Fauvic Nurseries get green light
95. 21^st April 2023 – Medical cannabis group Northern Leaf grows plan for listing
96. 20^th May 2023 – Jersey cannabis farm plan rejected
97. 12^th June 2023 – IN BRIEF: Seed Innovations cannabis investee gains MHRA accreditation
98. 13^th June 2023 – Jersey's first accredited cannabis firm takes a step closer to Europe
99. 13^th June 2023 – £60m Of Investment Pumped Into Jersey Since 2016 From Medical Cannabis Businesses, As Government Pushes Ahead With Development Of New Regulations
100. 29^th June 2023 – Jersey Hemp considers legal action against UK and Jersey governments
101. 29^th June 2023 – UK Home Office ruling forces Jersey Hemp to close down
102. 30^th June 2023 – Deputy: Government should ‘fight for Jersey Hemp’
103. 30^th June 2023 – Jersey Hemp Update
104. 30^th June 2023 – FOCUS: Cannabis… The struggle to ensure a multi-million CI opportunity doesn't go to pot
105. 1^st July 2023 – The Revocation of Jersey Hemp's Cultivation, Extraction and Export Licences
106. 5^th July 2023 – Jersey Hemp: The business battling British bureaucracy for survival
107. 24^th July 2023 – Home Office ruling affecting Jersey Hemp lacks ‘any thought-out reasoning’
108. 27^th July 2023 – Stricken Jersey Hemp could seek ‘millions’ in damages
109. 8^th August 2023 – CBD store to take prime spot on Jersey's high street
110. 21^st August 2023 – Minister apologises over wrong advice given to medicinal cannabis farm
111. 16^th September 2023 – Jersey Hemp wins first legal clash
112. 25^th September 2023 – CBD store opens at new high street spot
113. 5^th October 2023 – Northern Leaf "on the road in terms of sales" ahead of London listing
114. 25^th October 2023 – Jersey Hemp says it feels abandoned by ‘hypocritical’ government
115. 8^th November 2023 – First Jersey-grown medicinal cannabis product to hit UK market
116. 14^th November 2023 – All systems green for Jersey firm's UK medicinal cannabis shipment
117. 22^nd November 2023 – First Jersey Island -grown medicinal cannabis product to hit UK market
118. 20^th February 2024 – Customs confirm "ongoing" probe after products seized from CBD store
119. 9^th March 2024 – With the right approach, Jersey can emerge as a beacon of excellence in the global cannabis marketplace
120. 13^th March 2024 – WATCH: Scottish politician slams UK gov's treatment of Jersey Hemp
121. 13^th March 2024 – Perth cannabis oil firm Voyager announces multi-million pound merger with Jersey growers
122. 14^th March 2024 – Northern Leaf hashes out deal to ensure its "survival"
123. 6^th April 2024 – Medicinal cannabis 'on course to become a significant part of the economy', says Deputy
124. 6^th April 2024 – A recreational cannabis pilot project for Jersey to consider
125. 8^th April 2024 – Voyager Life cancels merger with Northern Leaf as funding efforts fail
126. 9^th April 2024 – Collapse of merger deal threatens ‘survival’ of medicinal cannabis firm
127. 9^th April 2024 – Cannabis dream up in smoke?
128. 10^th April 2024 – ‘No choice’ for Northern Leaf after merger deal falls through
129. 22^nd April 2024 – Jersey Hemp Wins Watershed Legal Battle Against UK Home Office Which Threatened Entire CBD Industry
130. 30^th April 2024 – Investigation "ongoing" following seizure of products from CBD store
131. 7^th May 2024 – Trouble in the Channel: The Hemp Farmer, the UK Government & the Exempt Product Criteria
132. 17^th May 2024 – Northern Leaf hope to be saved by £2.5m loan
133. 23^rd May 2024 – Jersey's Cannabis Investment Rules for Measuring Money Laundering Risk
134. 21^st June 2024 – New Chair appointed to the Jersey Cannabis Advisory Board
135. 26^th June 2024 – Chief Minister hopes cannabis industry will display ‘longevity’
136. 2^nd July 2024 – Some CBD items returned but probe still "ongoing"
137. 29^th August 2024 – Northern Leaf to remove kit creating “unbearable noise” and “disgusting smells”
138. 17^th October 2024 – Home Office Pushes Blame On Jersey For Harm To Hemp Biz
139. 10^th November 2024 – Planning refusal for cannabis farm in St Mary
140. 27^th November 2024 – How medicinal cannabis became our biggest regulatory nightmare – and our greatest opportunity
141. 21^st December 2024 – Cannabis: Can Jersey lead where others have failed?

References

1. ^[1] "Jersey to permit investment in lawful cannabis related businesses", Appleby, 19/05/21.
2. ^[2] "Cannabis products exports - 2023 (FOI)", Government of Jersey, 2024.