Cultivation of cannabis offences (FOI)

How many offences have been recorded by the States of Jersey Police for the cultivation of cannabis in 2018, 2019 and the first 6 months of 2020?

There have been 12 offences recorded in the period requested. Some are still under investigation.

Article 5   Restrictions on production and supply of controlled drugs

Subject to the provisions of any Order for the time being in force under Article 12, it is an offence for a person –
(a)     to produce or be concerned in the production of a controlled drug;
(b)     to supply or offer to supply a controlled drug to any person; or
(c)     to be concerned in the supplying of, or in the making of an offer to supply, a controlled drug to any person.

Article 6   Manufacture and supply of scheduled substances

(1)     It is an offence for a person –
(a)     to manufacture a scheduled substance; or
(b)     to supply such a substance to another person,
knowing or suspecting that the substance is to be used in or for the unlawful production of a controlled drug.
(2)     In this Article “unlawful production of a controlled drug” means the production of such a drug which is unlawful by virtue of Article 5(a).