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UK: No joints in the street? Jersey looks to avoid odour issues as cannabis overhaul looms Megan Davies Bailiwick Express Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 Speaking to the Health and Social Services Scrutiny Panel yesterday, Health Minister Tom Binet said banning cannabis in public would be “something that could be looked at”. He was responding to questions about how the Island would handle non-medicinal cannabis in public. In December, the minister had put forward a proposition asking States Members to decide whether Jersey should move away from criminalising people for possessing small amounts of cannabis and instead treat personal use as a public-health issue. Part of the plan involved allowing the government to cultivate, regulate and sell cannabis to registered Islanders as part of a trial. The matter was due to be debated this month, but Deputy Binet decided to withdraw his proposals, arguing that feedback suggested they needed to be tightened up. Instead, he said that it would be a matter to be looked at after June’s election, and that work on the proposals would continue. Addressing scrutineers at yesterday’s hearing, Health policy director Ruth Johnson added that “a range of options” was being considered regarding the smoking of cannabis in public, and that particular attention was being paid to how other jurisdictions were handling the matter. “You might be aware, for example, that Amsterdam has just changed its legislation to prevent smoking cannabis in public because Amsterdam stinks,” she said. Could Jersey follow Barcelona? James Bedding, the world’s first quadriplegic drone pilot and founder of VaporizerHut, which sells non-psychoactive cannabis products, previously said that he welcomed the minister’s legalisation proposals but that he “would not want to see Jersey go down the road of an Amsterdam”. Instead, he pointed to the model of Barcelona, where there are ‘cannabis social clubs’. “These are respectable places where you can buy a personal amount of cannabis; they host bands, hold comedy nights and have games – they are just like pubs without the alcohol,” he explained. “Like Barcelona, I don’t think Jersey should allow cannabis to be consumed in public, unless you have a prescription. You don’t want people walking through town smoking a joint because that is not fair. However, I think the social club idea – creating a controlled, pleasant environment – would work well in Jersey.” Meanwhile, as use of medicinal cannabis becomes more widespread, work is ongoing to clamp down on drug-driving, with medicinal cannabis prescribers and UK academics consulted as part of efforts to introduce legally defined drug-concentration limits for drivers, which will pave the way for roadside drugs testing by police. https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/no-joints-in-the-street-jersey-looks-to-avoid-odour-issues-as-cannabis-overhaul-looms/
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