Medicinal cannabis could be grown at a St Mary farm if plans submitted to build the necessary facilities are approved.
The proposals include extending an agricultural building, erecting a perimeter fence, and creating a parking area at the La Verte Vue farm on Rue du Rondin in order to allow Green View Ltd to grow, produce and supply a ‘superior quality cannabis product.’ The site has operated as a working farm for a number of years.
A submission from K E Planning, on behalf of Green View Ltd, which formed part of the application, stated: ‘Green View Ltd is a Jersey private-registered company owned by Jersey residents and which was formed in 2021. GV commits to improving the quality of life of people suffering from chronic or terminal illnesses through the organic growing of medicinal cannabis to provide a safe and consistent quality supply of cannabis-derived medicine.
‘The growing of and research into the development of cannabis plant varieties and growing methods for medicinal cannabis has been identified by the government as an alternative agricultural use to replace former agricultural uses.’
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