United States Virgin Islands (Usvi)

Draft medical marijuana program regulations release in March 2022 are included here. Licenses are valid for up to 1 year and the fees are listed below. St. Thomas/St. John can have up to eight level one cultivation licenses for St. Thomas, and St. John can have four licenses. St. Croix has 12 level one cultivation licenses.

• Registry Identification Card Application: $50
• Renewal of Registry Identification Card Application: $50
• Physician Certification: TBDNon-Resident Registry Identification Card
• Five-Day Card: $50
• Ten-Day Card: $75
• Thirty-Day Card: $100Cultivating License Application
• Level 1: Not to exceed 100 plants: $1,000/$500 for existing farmers
• Level 2: Not to exceed 500 plants: $2,500/$2,000 for existing farmers
• Level 3: Not to exceed 1,000 plants: $5,000/$4,500 for existing farmers
• Dispensary License Application: $5,000
• Manufacturer License Application $1,000
• Approval to operate certificate fees and renewal fees (none to exceed the current fees listed above)

Marijuana is not sold in the USVI. Possession of 1 ounce or less is decriminalized (meaning consumers will not face sentencing) however those in possession of an ounce or less may still be fined by the police.

Formal regulations have not been created since the signing of the USVI Medicinal Cannabis Patient Care Act on January 17, 2019; however, the bill preliminarily states that a dispensary may not dispense more than 3 ounces of cannabis to a nonresident cardholder or a registered qualifying patient, directly or via a designated caregiver, in a 14-day period.

Patients and caregivers must present a valid registry identification card issued by the OCR. Patients younger than 18 may obtain a registry identification card so long as the minor has received approval from a qualifying practitioner and a custodial parent/legal guardian consents to serve as the minor’s designated caregiver.