Wednesday April 14, 2021, 5:41 AM
The first licences for commercial cultivation of medicinal cannabis were issued in Jersey last year. Credit: ITV Channel TV
Jersey s medicinal cannabis licensing is to be reviewed by a panel of politicians.
The Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel, formed by Deputy David Johnson, Deputy Stephen Luce and Senator Pallett, will:
Assess how robust the application process is to is to ensure thorough due diligence is undertaken on applicants.
Look at the impact on the island s international reputation.
Consider how economically beneficial this new sector will be for the island.
The Chair of the panel says the topic of medicinal cannabis licensing is of key public interest and he wants to emphasise that the review will focus on licensing for medicinal cannabis only.
Deputy David Johnson and Senator Tracey Vallois have taken on new scrutiny roles. Credit: States Assembly
She will serve on the Children, Education and Home Affairs panel, the Public Accounts Committee and the Privileges and Procedures Committee.It will see her review and scrutinise the actions and policies of the Government that she was a member of until recently.After two and half years as Education Minister, Senator Vallois stepped down amid disagreements with the rest of the Council of Ministers over the safety of reopening schools.She has extensive experience in Scrutiny prior to her role in government, having worked on reviews of issues including Higher Education Funding, Income Support and Criminal Justice.Deputy David Johnson is new the chair of Jersey s Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel. That panel holds the Government to account on issues including Brexit, financial support for businesses and employment legislation.The vacancy arose because the previous cha