Cannabis Licences

Summary

The requester asked for the number of cannabis licence applications received and issued, along with a breakdown by licence type. The Gambling Supervision Commission disclosed that four applications had been received since June 2021, but no licences had been issued to date.

Key Facts

• The Gambling Supervision Commission received four cannabis licence applications to date.
• No cannabis licences have been issued as of the response date.
• Applications for medicinal cannabis export sector licences opened in June 2021.
• Accepted applications are allocated to an Inspector for processing within 10-12 weeks.
• A list of all licence holders will be published on the authority's website.

Data Disclosed

• 4
• 0
• June 2021
• 10-12 weeks
• 2021-08-02
• 2021-08-31
• 1931357

Original Request

Please could you provide the number of cannabis licenses that have been applied for and the number that have been issued. https://www.isleofmangsc.com/applications.html Could I please also have a breakdown of the types of licenses that have been issued. 1) Number of High THC Cultivation Licenses 2) Industrial Hemp Licenses 3) Import Export License 4) Manufacturing and Extraction License 5) Analysis License 6) Transport License Thank you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Ground Floor, St. Georges Court, Myrtle Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1ED

Telephone: (01624) 694331 Fax: (01624) 694344 E-mail: gaming@gov.im www.gov.im/gambling

Our ref: 1931357 2 August 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 2 August 2021 and which states:

"Please could you provide the number of cannabis licenses that have been applied for and the number that have been issued. https://www.isleofmangsc.com/applications.html Could I please also have a breakdown of the types of licenses that have been issued. 1) Number of High THC Cultivation Licenses 2) Industrial Hemp Licenses 3) Import Export License 4) Manufacturing and Extraction License 5) Analysis License 6) Transport License Thank you"

Our response to your request is as follows: We have received four cannabis licence applications to date. There have been no cannabis licences issued to date. We opened for applications in June 2021 https://www.gov.im/news/2021/jun/11/licence-applications-open-for-islands- medicinal-cannabis-export-sector/. As noted in the related FAQs which are detailed on our website https://www.isleofmangsc.com/pdf/GSC-FAQs.pdf • Once an application is accepted it is allocated to an Inspector who will seek to process it within 10-12 weeks; and • A list of all licence holders will be published on our website.

Please quote the reference number 1931357 in any future communications.

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