Despite being just 45 square miles in size, with a population of 100,000, Jersey—which lies 14 miles off the coast of the French mainland but is a British Crown Dependency—has emerged as an unlikely player in the medical cannabis industry. Although its total exports (over 9,200 kilograms in 2025) are small compared to UK growers, this represents an enormous amount per capita, and cannabis is fast becoming one of the island’s important new industries. Jersey’s chief minister, Lyndon Farnham, has previously said that he wants Jersey to be a “centre of excellence” for medical cannabis, and for cannabis production to become a mainstay of the island’s economy.
