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Botswana’s New Industrial Cannabis License Fees: Only Players with Deep Pockets Need Apply

Botswana's recently released its industrial cannabis license fees which will be well beyond the affordabiity of the local farming and small business community. There are seven license categories with different fees for citizens, non-citizens and joint ventures.

Botswana Cannabis Licence Fees


Schedule 2 of the Cannabis Act Regulations sets out the licence fee structure for cultivation, processing, retail, transportation, imports and exports.


Different fees are applicable for citizens, joint ventures and non-citizens across the full value chain. The fees are marked in Pula. P1 = R1,22



No.     Licence Type          Fees (Citizens)          Fees (Joint Ventures)  Fees (non-citizens)


1.      Cultivation Licence     P3 325 per ha           P6 981 per ha         P8 310 per ha


2.      Processing and       P150 000 p.a.      P257 300 p.a  P400 000 p.a

       Manufacturing

        Licence


3.      Cannabis Medical    P60 000 per outlet/p.a.  P102 000 per outlet/p.a. P110 000 p.a

        Products

       (Retail/Dispensary)


4.     Export Licence       P16 000 p.a       P25 440 p.a P26 400 p.a


5.     Import Licence       P16 000 p.a       P25 440 p.a P26 400 p.a


6.     Transportation       P13 000 p.a        P41 400 p.a P56 000 p.a


7.     Distribution Licence  P65 000 per outlet/p.a  P109 200 per outlet/ p.a. P117 000 p outlet/p.a 

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