St. Thomas: five conditional dispensary licenses awarded
The Office of Cannabis Regulation published merit scores for five conditional Cannabis Dispensary Licenses on St. Thomas on January 16, 2026, filling five of the island's seven statutory slots.
· Updated April 11, 2026
January 16, 2026. The Office of Cannabis Regulation published the merit-based scores for the first round of conditional Cannabis Dispensary License awards on St. Thomas. Five applicants cleared the review under section 777-15 of the 2024 Cannabis Rules and Regulations, filling five of the seven dispensary slots the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act reserves for St. Thomas under § 787 of title 19.
The awardees, in order of merit score:
- BLOC Dispensary St. Thomas, JG USVI LLC, 945 of a possible 1000. Listing: BLOC Dispensary.
- Fyah Burn Production, LLC, 940. Listing: Fyah Burn.
- Coastline Dispensary, Redwood Group, LLC, 905. Listing: Coastline Dispensary.
- Nature Nurse Virgin Islands, LLC, 889. Listing: Nature Nurse.
- Ras Bobby Herbal Products, LLC, 854. Listing: Ras Bobby Herbal Products.
Two slots on the seven-license St. Thomas cap remain unfilled after this round.
Vertical integration on St. Thomas
Three of the five St. Thomas dispensary awardees also hold conditional Commercial Cultivation Licenses from the October 16, 2025 round: Fyah Burn Production LLC (cultivation score 1,000), Nature Nurse VI Ltd. (cultivation score 1,000), and Ras Bobby Herbal Products LLC (cultivation score 665). Each is positioned to grow its own product and sell it through its own storefront on St. Thomas, an arrangement § 777(a)(4) of the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act permits only within a single island. The remaining two St. Thomas dispensary awardees, BLOC Dispensary and Coastline Dispensary, will need to source from the other two cultivation-only licensees on the island (Island Time Solutions LLC and Natural Mystic Solutions) or from Fyah Burn, Nature Nurse, and Ras Bobby’s surplus supply.
What “conditional” means here
The Office of Cannabis Regulation notice states plainly that conditional approval “does not authorize the sale, distribution, or operation of a cannabis dispensary. No cannabis activity may commence unless and until all additional statutory, regulatory, and operational requirements are satisfied and a final Certificate to Operate is issued by the Office of Cannabis Regulation in accordance with law.” No dispensary on this list is open yet. None will be open until the holder completes build-out, passes inspection, and receives a Certificate to Operate.
The notice cites the statutory basis as “Act 8680, as amended by Act 8925” — the first time the Office of Cannabis Regulation has publicly tied its merit-review process to the 2024 amendment. The 1000-point scale is set in section 777-15 of the 2024 Rules.
Why St. Thomas is scored on its own
Under § 777(a)(4) of the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, cannabis products may not move between the islands. A conditional license in Charlotte Amalie authorizes nothing in Christiansted or Cruz Bay. Supply, pricing, and opening schedules for the five St. Thomas awardees are independent of the St. Croix and St. John rounds, and any territory-wide “USVI dispensary” framing obscures that separation.
What to watch
Each conditional holder must satisfy the remaining operational requirements before any retail sale can occur on St. Thomas. The legality guide tracks territory-wide status; the operator guide covers the merit-review framework that produced these scores.