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WQ.249/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
BY DEPUTY K.M. WILSON OF ST. CLEMENT
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 27th MAY 2025
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 3rd JUNE 2025
Question
"Will the Minister set out the total economic contribution of the cannabis industry expressed in terms of GVA, tax receipts and licence fees, and number of jobs created, for each of areas permitted by licence –
- cultivation:
- processing for export;
- research: and
- prescription, marketing and sale of medicinal cannabis?"
Answer
It is not possible to breakdown GVA or employment data to this level of detail.
As per the answer provided by the Minister for Treasury and Resources to OQ.233/2024 tax information cannot be provided where the number of taxpayers is fewer than 12 to avoid inadvertent breaches of taxpayer confidentiality.
It is anticipated that £14,708.80 will be raised through cultivation licence renewals during 2025. These are charged in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs (License Fees) (Jersey) Order 2020 (as amended).
Additionally, £8,700 was collected in export licenses issued in 2024 and to date, £8,150.40 has been collected in the first half of 2025 which indicates a noticeable increase in exports.