HSC grants first licence for cannabis plants to be grown
A LICENCE has been granted to grow cannabis in Guernsey for the first time.
Health & Social Care announced yesterday that they had approved the licence application for an operator looking to grow plants at Le Douit Vinery.
Planning permission was recently granted to make changes to the Castel site, which included high fences, lights and a building for packing and processing plants.
An HSC spokesman said the operator would be allowed to cultivate low tetrahydrocannabinol [THC], high cannabidiol [CBD] cannabis plants at the vinery.
‘The licence was approved on the advice of the chief pharmacist and as a result of various requirements being satisfied,’ he said.
‘These included the following details – the final products to be produced and their purpose, the packaging materials and marketing proposals for products designed for sale to the public; and security measures, proportionate to the risks involved.’
The planning application for the Castel site was submitted by Celebrate Ltd – which is registered at the same address at the Town CBD business The Original Alternative.
A second licence application, again to grow low THC, high CBD cannabis plants, has been approved, subject to completion of outstanding documentation. No details have been released about who has made this application. However, a consortium in Alderney – operating as the Alderney Essential Oil Co. – has previously said it had planned to apply for a licence this year.
