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Jersey emerges as a European hub for medical cannabis production
Jersey is becoming a hub for medical cannabis production on the small British Crown Dependency between England and France.
The island’s 100,000-square-foot greenhouse at St Lawrence was converted from growing tomatoes to producing cannabis under strict medical-use rules.
Northern Leaf accounts for 90% of Jersey’s cannabis production, and its CEO, Steven Tan, says he wants to expand the industry.
In 2025, Northern Leaf exported £8.4 million worth of medical cannabis to markets including the UK and Germany.
Jersey’s rules allow cannabis production only for export, so the company cannot sell its products to local customers.
The island exported more than 9,200 kilograms of cannabis in 2025, and Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham wants production to become a mainstay of its economy.
Tan says expanding cultivation could make the industry larger than Jersey’s potato business, but no expansion plan is stated.
Jersey has become an emerging European hub for medical cannabis production.
Northern Leaf, one of Europe’s largest licensed medical cannabis producers, accounts for 90 percent of Jersey’s cannabis production.
The company’s 100,000-square-foot growing facility is in St Lawrence, Jersey.
Jersey exported more than 9,200 kilograms of cannabis in 2025, while Northern Leaf exported £8.4 million worth of medical marijuana.
Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham has said he wants Jersey to become a centre of excellence for medical cannabis.
- Who
- Jersey’s medical cannabis industry, led by producer Northern Leaf.
- What
- The island has emerged as a European hub for producing medical cannabis for export.
- When
- In 2025, Jersey exported more than 9,200 kilograms of cannabis.
- Where
- Jersey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands between England and France.
- Why
- The sources describe cannabis production as a growing industry and cite the island’s regulatory environment, but do not fully explain why it developed there.
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Steven Tan graduated from university and began developing software for Citibank.
Jersey exported more than 9,200 kilograms of cannabis.
Northern Leaf exported £8.4 million worth of medical marijuana to markets including the UK and Germany.
- Northern Leaf share
- 90 percent of Jersey’s cannabis production
- Growing facility
- 100,000 square feet, in St Lawrence, Jersey
- Jersey cannabis exports
- More than 9,200 kilograms in 2025
- Northern Leaf exports
- £8.4 million worth of medical marijuana in 2025
- Jersey population
- 100,000
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