The document provides a state-by-state breakdown of licensing fees for cannabis cultivation businesses in states where cannabis is legal. It details the application fees, licensing fees, and annual renewal fees required to legally grow cannabis in each state. Fees vary widely between states and are dependent on factors like the scale of the planned growing operation. The document serves as a guide for those interested in starting a legal cannabis cultivation business to understand the associated costs in different states.

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CANNABIS CULTIVATION FEES
How Much Does It Cost to Get a License
and Grow Legal Weed? The State-By-State
Guide to Cannabis Cultivation Licensing
Fees
How much does it cost to get a license and legally grow cannabis in each state?
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Trying to get the required information about licensing and application fees of any particular state can sometimes be
overwhelming. While some states make it easy to access information about their fees, others turn out to be
painstakingly difficult to find through several website pages. It's also important to know that some states periodically
open and close applications for new cannabis cultivation licenses. The application window usually opens and closes at
different periods in every state.
That being said, this article highlights the licensing and application fees for cannabis cultivation businesses
(https://cannabis.net/blog/news/do-you-want-a-recreational-marijuana-license-in-new-jersey-applications-now-being-
accepted) for cannabis legalized states. These cover cultivation of medical cannabis and recreational cannabis
businesses. Let's begin!
Alaska
Latest application fee: $1,000

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Restricted cultivation facility license (max of 500 square feet): $1,000 (For renewal: $1,400)
Basic cultivation facility license: $5,000 (For renewal: $7,000)
Concentrate manufacturing facility license: $1,000
Product manufacturing facility license: $1,000
Arizona
Latest application fee: $5,000 ($1,000 only refundable with unsuccessful application)
Preliminary registration fee: $5,000

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Yearly renewal registration fee: $1,000
Medical cannabis nonprofit dispensaries in Arizona are free to grow cannabis. However, a license fee of $25,000 will be
required if the medical cannabis nonprofit dispensary venture into the recreational market.
Arkansas
Performance bond: $500,000
Yearly cultivation license fee: $100,000
California
Yearly license application fees:
Specialty Cottage Outdoor $135
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 $340
Specialty Cottage Indoor $205
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 $580
Specialty Indoor $2,170
Specialty Outdoor $270
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 $1,125
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 $655
Small Indoor $3,935

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Small Outdoor $535
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 $1,310
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 $2,250
Medium Indoor $8,655
Medium Outdoor $1,555
Processor $1,040
Nursery $520
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 $2,885
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 $4,945
Yearly license fees:
Specialty Cottage Indoor $1,830
Specialty Cottage Outdoor $1,205
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 $3,035
Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 $5,200
Specialty Indoor $19,540
Specialty Outdoor $2,410
Small Indoor $35,410

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Small Outdoor $4,820
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 $5,900
Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 $10,120
Medium Indoor $77,905
Medium Outdoor $13,990
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 $25,970
Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 $44,517
Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 $11,800
Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 $20,235
Processor $9,370
Nursery $4,685
Colorado
Latest application fee: $4,000
Latest application fee for transforming medical cultivation into an adult-use facility: $1,750
Yearly renewal fee (10,201 to 13,800 plants): $5,300
Yearly renewal fee (6,001 to 10,200 plants): $3,300
Yearly renewal fee (3,601 to 6,000 plants): $1,800

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Yearly renewal fee (1,801 to 3,600 plants): $1,100
Connecticut
Preliminary application fee: $25,000
Yearly cultivation license renewal fee: $75,000
Cultivation license registration fee: $75,000
Delaware
Certification fee: $40,000 (paid every two years)
Application fee: $5,000
Florida
Application fee: $60,830
The state of Florida allows MMTCs to grow, refine, transport, and distribute medical cannabis. The state government, in
2018 rescinded the “supplemental licensing fee” which cost about $175,000 at the time.
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Hawaii
Yearly licensing fee: $75,000
Application fee: $5,000
Hawaii allows medical cannabis dispensary licensees to cultivate, refine, transport, and distribute marijuana. The state
of Hawaii does not request a cultivation license.

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Illinois
Early approval for recreational use: $100,000 non-refundable permit fee.
Development fund fee for marijuana businesses: 5% of overall sales or $500,000. Whichever is less.
New investors venturing into the market
Application fee: $5,000
License fee: $40,000
Louisiana
No active process for cultivation licensing. Two giant cannabis firms have successfully submitted proposals for
cultivation permits given to Louisiana State University and Southern University.
Maine
Yearly cultivation license fee: $300 per patient
Application fee: $300 per patient
Maryland
Yearly cultivation license fee: $125,000
Application fee: $6,000
Massachusetts
Application fee $300
License for Marijuana Manufacturing fee is $5,000

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Michigan
Processor license fee: $300,000
State license application fee: $6,000
Class C license fee (1,500 plants): $500,000
Class B license fee (1,000 plants): $300,000
Class A license fee (500 plants): $150,000
Minnesota
Application fee: $20,000
Minnesota has only licensed just two firms since the state requires vertical integration.
Missouri
Application fee: $10,000
Missouri has stopped accepting applications for cannabis cultivation.
Montana
Yearly caregiver license fee (50 or more patients): $5,000
Yearly caregiver license fee (11-49 patients): $2,500
Yearly caregiver license fee (up to 10 patients): $1,000
Nevada

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Yearly license fee: $30,000
Application fee: $5,000
New Hampshire
Yearly licensing fee: $80,000 or $40,000 (depending on location)
Application fee: $3,000
New Hampshire allows alternative treatment centers to cultivate, refine, transport, and distribute marijuana.
New Jersey
Application fee: $20,000 ( with a refund of $18,000 for denied applicants)
New Jersey allows alternative treatment centers to cultivate, refine, transport, and distribute marijuana.
New Mexico
Application fee: $10,000 (with a refund of $9,000 for denied applicants)
Yearly license fee:
$30,000 for the main 150 plants,
$10,000 for every 50 plants to a max of the 450-plant threshold.
New York
Preliminary registration fee; $200,000
Application fee: $10,000

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North Dakota
Yearly licensing fee: $110,000
Application fee: $5,000
Ohio
Application fee:
$2,000 for a Level-I cultivator license (max of 3,000 square feet)
$20,000 for a Level-II cultivator license (max 25,000 square feet)
Preliminary license fee:
$18,000 (Level I)
$180,000 (Level II)
Yearly license renewal fee:
$20,000 (Level I)
$200,000 (Level II)
Oklahoma
Application fee: $2,500
Oregon
Latest application fee: $250

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Yearly licensing fees:
Tier I $3,750
Tier II $5,750
Micro Tier I - $1,000
Micro Tier II $2,000
Medical Canopy: $100
Pennsylvania
Nonrefundable application fee: $10,000
Refundable application fee: $200,000
Yearly license renewal fee: $10,000
Proof of funding: $2 million, with liquid of $500,000 in the bank account of applicants
Rhode Island
Application fee: $5,000
Yearly license fee:
Class D (15,001 to 20,000 square feet) $80,000
Class C (10,0001 to 15,000 square feet): $50,000
Class B (5,001 to 10,000 square feet): $35,000

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Class A (2,501 to 5,000 square feet): $20,000
Micro-license (max of 2,500 square feet): $5,000
Utah
Application fee: $500
Vermont
Annual fee of $25,000 (applicable after the first year of operation)
Washington
Yearly license fee (Tier 1, 2, 3): $1,480
Application fee: $250
West Virginia
Yearly license fee: $50,000
Application fee: $5,000
Conclusion
With the information we have provided, checking the application and licensing fees for your state becomes easy. So you
can adequately prepare for the finances needed to start your cannabis cultivation business.
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