Permit application process

19 V.I.C. § 788 — under The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act.

19 V.I.C. § 788

(a) The OCR shall create and furnish forms for the application for a permit and promulgate regulations governing the application, review, issuance, denial, and renewal of a permit.

(b) The OCR shall only issue a permit to an applicant that meets the minimum criteria contained in this title and any rules adopted thereto.(1) A Micro-Cultivation Permit shall only be issued to a single individual, with a valid farming license from the Department of Agriculture, at a specific location.(2) Micro-Cultivation Permittees must be current residents of the Virgin Islands for not less than three years and must have no less than seven years of cumulative residency during the permittee’s lifetime, by the date of application. A Micro-Cultivation Permit shall immediately become void if the permittee ceases to be a Virgin Islands resident.(3) A Cannabis Use Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.(4) A Temporary Cannabis Use Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.(5) An Adult Use Lounge Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.(6) An Onsite Consumption Permit shall be issued to persons that possess a Cannabis Cultivation License and at the location where a Cannabis Cultivation License is issued.

(1) A Micro-Cultivation Permit shall only be issued to a single individual, with a valid farming license from the Department of Agriculture, at a specific location.

(2) Micro-Cultivation Permittees must be current residents of the Virgin Islands for not less than three years and must have no less than seven years of cumulative residency during the permittee’s lifetime, by the date of application. A Micro-Cultivation Permit shall immediately become void if the permittee ceases to be a Virgin Islands resident.

(3) A Cannabis Use Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.

(4) A Temporary Cannabis Use Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.

(5) An Adult Use Lounge Permit shall be issued to persons at a specific location.

(6) An Onsite Consumption Permit shall be issued to persons that possess a Cannabis Cultivation License and at the location where a Cannabis Cultivation License is issued.

(c) For individuals associated with the application for a Cannabis Permit, the OCR shall review the criminal history and history of compliance with this chapter and any rules adopted thereto prior to issuing a Cannabis Permit. A Cannabis Permit may be issued to an individual that has discharged the sentence for a conviction for a Disqualifying Felony Offense.

(d) The OCR shall review and may conduct a site-visit of the location for which the Cannabis Permit is sought.