Category

Cannabis Licence

Responsible Agency       

Cannabis Licence Authority

Address: 4th Floor, Pan Jam Building,
                 60 Knutsford Boulevard
                 Kingston 5, Jamaica W.I 

Phone: (876) 596-2996

Email: info@cla.org.jm

 

Legal base of the Procedure

The Dangerous Drug Act (Amendment) 2015

Processing time

22-23 months 

Fee

US$300 for individuals and US$500 for all others (For each licence)

 

 

Required Information

No.

Type of information

Note

NB DO NOT pay this fee until you are advised by the Authority to provide proof of payment.  

1

Tax Compliance Certificate

 

2

Land Title or documents granting authority to access or use of the property for growing ganja

 
Official Police Records – for Owner or all Directors, as well as for each employee
Survey diagram of property and/or premises showing all distinct areas (with dimensions and partitions), including – but not limited to – entrance/exits, receival/loading areas and storage areas. Diagram does not have to be drawn to scale and should be on a single 8 ½ x 11 (letter-sized) paper
 
4 For Businesses/Companies/Cooperatives:
Constituent Documents (e.g. Articles of Incorporation, Partnership Agreement, etc.)
Certificate of Registration
Evidence of Application (in the case of an Application under the Cooperative or Friendly Societies Act, not yet approved)
 

 

Process Steps

Step 1

Submit application to the CLA

Step 2

Obtain confirmation that is complete (1 week)

Step 3

Pay application processing fee and obtain receipt from CLA

 

Step 4  CLA undertakes desk verification of application ( 2 days)
Step 5

CLA consults with key partners to do due diligence (3-4 months)

Step 6

Initial report is done and conditional approval is given (2 weeks)

Step 7 Applicant undertakes addition site-related works to meet criteria 
Step 8 CLA undertakes site inspection  (5 days)
Step 9 Second report made and approval or refusal decided ( 2 weeks)
Step 10 CLA applicant advised of decision (2 days)
Step 11 Applicant pays licence fee and security bond
Step 12  Licence is issued ( 5 days)

 

 

Forms
# Title Description Issued By File
1 Application for License (Form-1A) to Cannabis Licensing Authority This Form is relevant to the application for License to Cannabis Licensing Authority Cannabis Licensing Authority PDF
2 Application for License (Form - 1B) to Cannabis Licensing Authority (Supplemental Information) This Form is relevant to the application for License to Cannabis Licensing Authority Cannabis Licensing Authority PDF
3 Application for Occupational License (Group) (Cannabis Licensing Authority [Form 2A]) This Form is relevant to the occupational application for License to Cannabis Licensing Authority Cannabis Licensing Authority PDF
Measures
# Name Description Measure Type Agency Comments Legal Document Validity To Measure Class
1 Licensing Overview for Cannabis - CLA This Licencing overview falls under the remit of the Cannabis Licence Authority, MICAF under the Dangerous Drug Act. Licensing Requirement Cannabis Licensing Authority This measure relates to the overview of the licensing cannabis The Dangerous Drug Act 9999-09-09 Good
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