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We have been able to speak with stakeholders in this new industry at director level in order to develop a clear understanding of their intentions, how they are required to operate, as well as manage the logistics and regulation of their industry.
Given the time frames we have been given, it is not possible to provide you with an in-depth analysis at this time. However we have acquired enough information from local stake holders to be able to provide you with a fair and honest assessment on the viability of this industry for the Island. Should you wish to speak to us personally or request a more in-depth report this can be arranged.
1, There are challenges to the monitoring and policing of the medical cannabis plantations. We believe that the tagging and recording the plants life history from seed to leaf as per the larger manufactures, who intend to sell under the GMP certification. Reduces the risk and makes the policing internally considerably more manageable. This in conjunction with the physical dynamics of the security measures put in place from CCTV to the searching of staff to meet this standard (GMP).
Overall the combination of plant tracking from seed to termination of plant, in conjunction with multilayered dynamic physical security combined with Police / Customs liaison, from before production will develop and provide excellent security for the growers, the staff and the Island.
I strongly recommend that all facilities have a dedicated Police liaison officer who meets with the security team weekly to ensure that intelligence is feeding to and from site so that the security envelope is not threatened and remains robust and measurable.
2, In part I have indicated the answer to this question above. The physical size of the operation will determine the quantity of security staff required for each site, however in general terms we would be providing CCTV monitoring combined with onsite presence 24 hrs a day. We have specific perimeter measures that will reduce the risk of attempted break in from active dog patrols to electronic detection equipment that alarms our monitoring station on site .
We intend to use Armoured vehicles with live CCTV and GPS tracking. Each bag of product is GPS tagged so the entire shipment is traceable at any time.
The provision of developing infrastructure from HR services liaising with the Police / Customs to building physical security measures is something we have done previously in our careers.
Each plantation business model will require slightly different security management but in general terms the Laboratories and separate units will still require similar physical security as a plantation but to scale. Regulations set out by GMP certification, the Home office and Government of Jersey should be such that they are achievable in a reasonable running up time by professional local security companies who have the resources and ability to support this progressive development of skills and staff so that we may employ and develop local people for work in this new industry.
3, I have no doubt that this new industry has the potential to provide direct and indirect employment for a thousand people in the island with 18 months of the three plantations I am aware of being provided with GMP certificate. We will need staff of all levels of academic ability from scientists through to IT to Horticulture, packing and logistics. The local security industry will certainly be challenged to meet the required standard but I am confident that there are sufficient of us who will be able to do this to supply good quality resilient security for these new businesses. Currently I believe this industry will be employing somewhere in the region of 200 new people within 18 months should GMPs be issued and licensing be achieved.
We are expecting to be employing upwards of 30 staff by quarter 1 2022 should the industry get the go ahead.
4. I have no doubt that Island businesses can access the materials they require to provide gold standard security for all plantations and associated businesses. We have made suitable investigation and believe that the credible expert advice to supplement our infrastructure development is readily available for us to draw down on and implement so we will reach the required regulatory standards.