OCR Hosts Cannabis Compliance Summit to Clarify Licensing and Regulations

The Office of Cannabis Regulation, operating under the Licensing and Consumer Affairs Department, hosted a Cannabis Compliance Summit Tuesday at Government House on St. Croix.

About 30 attendees attended the summit, which provided detailed guidance on licensing tiers, cultivation limits, taxation, and compliance requirements for potential cannabis operators.

Deputy Director Lyn-Marie McCarthy led the presentation, which served as a technical overview for prospective cultivators, manufacturers, and dispensary owners navigating the territory’s cannabis framework. Attendees were reminded that while policy questions remain under discussion, the summit’s purpose was to clarify operational rules already established under the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act.

Officials explained that commercial cultivation licenses are divided into three tiers based on plant volume:

• Tier 1: 51 to 350 flowering plants and 201 to 1,200 immature plants.

• Tier 2: 351 to 650 flowering plants and 1,201 to 2,000 immature plants.

• Tier 3: 651 to 1,000 flowering plants and 2,001 to 3,000 immature plants.