# Welcome to Weed Island

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/welcome-to-weed-island/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T07:27:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-to-weed-island-jersey/
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- Jersey is building a medical cannabis export industry.
- Northern Leaf accounts for about 90 per cent of production.
- Its CEO sees room for major expansion.

## Summary

Jersey is developing a medical cannabis industry, with Northern Leaf emerging as its largest producer. The island’s self-governing status and laws allowing medical cannabis cultivation have helped it become an unlikely European export hub, as leaders look to make the sector a lasting part of the economy.

Northern Leaf operates a 100,000-square-foot facility in a former tomato greenhouse and accounts for about 90 per cent of Jersey’s cannabis production. In 2025, Jersey exported more than 9,200 kilograms, while Northern Leaf’s exports were worth £8.4 million; the company can grow only for export and cannot sell to island residents. Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham has called for Jersey to become a centre of excellence, and CEO Tan argues that expanding cultivation could eventually make the industry larger than the island’s £40 million Jersey Royal potato business.

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