Subscribe to the Cannabis Post newsletter for weekly insights into the industry, what insiders will be talking about and content from across the Postmedia Network. With COVID-19 keeping cannabis in short supply, shipments of drugs to the small island of Jersey almost doubled during the pandemic as more familiar avenues to illegal substances were cut off, according to a freedom of information request by the Jersey Evening Post. But with the majority of planes and boats forced to remain idle over the spring and summer, residents on the small island located between England and France were forced to rely on the post office to meet demand. Cannabis was found in 156 packages, compared to just 74 in 2019. The agency intercepted 185 packages of drugs in the first six months of 2020, compared to 111 for all of last year.
Island living does have some downsides.
With COVID-19 keeping cannabis in short supply, shipments of drugs to the small island of Jersey almost doubled during the pandemic as more familiar avenues to illegal substances were cut off, according to a freedom of information request by the Jersey Evening Post.
Cannabis is categorized as a class B substance in Jersey — a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom with a population of just over 100,000 — meaning it is currently illegal to buy, sell or grow drug. But with the majority of planes...
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