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Jersey: Some cannabis products to be changed from Class A to Class B drugs

ChrisBailey

Bailiwick Express

Thursday 04 Dec 2025

Part of the island’s nearly-half-century-old drugs law which categorises some cannabis products at the same level as heroin is to be updated.

Under the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978, dried cannabis flowers and resin are listed as Class B controlled substances.

However, unless prescribed by a doctor, cannabinol products – like cannabis oil, which can be used to treat conditions such as chronic pain and insomnia – are classified as Class A.

This puts them at the same level as heroin and crack cocaine, which attract the most serious sentences for possession.

But Health Minister Tom Binet has now instructed law drafters to reclassify cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives as Class B drugs.

In a ministerial decision dated 28 November 2025, Deputy Binet made the Misuse of Drugs Law (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025 to amend Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978.

Last year, politicians rejected a proposition which would have decriminalised cannabis for personal use by one vote.

An online survey was launched earlier this year to understand what people in Jersey think about the island’s current approach to non-medicinal cannabis, and whether the law should change.

States Members were due to hold another debate on whether Jersey should change the law in relation to non-medicinal cannabis last month – but it has been pushed back.

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